around-the-practice 
Ben White
MARCH 4, 2024
Private Equity came for my wife’s psychiatric private practice EHR, Luminello. From the press release : “Both SimplePractice and Luminello were founded by clinicians looking to simplify the business of running an independent solo or small group mental health practice,” said Ken Braslow, MD, Founder, Luminello. You get the idea.)
Ben White
DECEMBER 18, 2023
But here is something you haven’t seen in the news but is nonetheless interesting: Radiology Partners—already dealing with recurrent credit downgrades , cashflow problems , and investor fears —has been offering no-interest loans to some of its practices to shore up compensation. So how does this look in practice? Let’s discuss.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Ben White
MAY 30, 2023
These “unique” payments are the ubiquitous practice of a group putting money in your 401k. Practically, these contributions are just a portion of your compensation that is tax-deferred. Also note, these delays also started around the time RP laid off some of its nonclinical workforce. This feels like part of a story.
AuntMinnie
MAY 21, 2024
AuntMinnie.com spoke with Casey Chollet-Lipscomb, MD, who joined radiation oncologists from around the U.S. This has a real impact on practices," she said. in Washington, D.C., on May 20 and 21 to lobby for a recently introduced bill that proposes a new payment model for radiation therapy. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Reps.
Ben White
APRIL 29, 2024
Luminello, my wife’s (now former) small practice EHR, just shut down, so I thought we’d end our sold-to-private-equity-just-to-be-shuttered-with-gusto story with a final litany of needless suffering and smarm. Now technically the April 19th shutdown just was for solo practices.
Ben White
MAY 5, 2023
Frankly, I’m not sure whatever the purported benefits of a physician letter are that they could possibly justify the practice given the functional barrier they seem to create. Allopathic medical schools only require LORs from a student’s undergraduate institution and strongly recommend a clinical letter but do not require it.
Imaging Technology
JUNE 22, 2023
milla1cf Thu, 06/22/2023 - 20:06 June 22, 2023 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published a new position statement offering recommendations on the management of chronic iliofemoral venous obstruction with endovascular placement of metallic stents.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
290 
Let's personalize your content