FMV BLOG

On February 9, 2022, the Department of Justice announced that Catholic Medical Center (CMC) will pay $3.8 million to settle allegations of kickbacks and False Claims Act violations. The qui tam lawsuit began when a complaint was filed on June 14, 2018 by Dr. David Goldberg, a cardiologist formerly employed by CMC. Dr. Goldberg (“the relator”) alleged that, among other concerns, CMC Heart Institute leadership oversaw a decade-long “moonlighting” arrangement that paid its physi

Before discussing compensation with a future employer or with a candidate whom you want to employ, it can be helpful to clarify the definition of the word "compensation". Compensation can mean gross pay or net pay. It may include bonus pay or it may exclude it. It may include only cash compensation or it may include benefits, too. Make sure both parties are on the same page to avoid misunderstandings that could cause unnecessary delays or misgivings. In our work with health

This spring, BuckheadFMV will resume data collection for our annual physician call coverage burden and compensation survey (expected summer 2022 publication). BFMV conducts a national direct-to-physician call coverage survey for a number of reasons. Initially, we sought to gain a better understanding of off-site/unrestricted call coverage "burden." Specifically, we hoped to capture the impact of unrestricted call on physician compensation. Since physicians are often the only