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Tom Jacobs has served as president of business office function provider MedHQ since 2003, helping ASCs, surgical hospitals, imaging centers and other physician-affiliated businesses improve operations and reduce costs and risks through effective management.

ASCs run lean operations and typically can afford to employ only a small office staff to conduct its business office operations. Problems can be created when one or two individuals are entrusted with the ASC's financial health. Due to limited…

Hospitals looking to develop accountable care organizations face the same regulatory concerns and hurdles that hospitals have long grappled with in their physician integration efforts. Specifically, ACOs must ensure that their agreements with physicians do not violate anti-kickback statutes, Stark…

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