Maynard Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 How common is it for a medical group to give bonuses to a PA every time he/she orders certain procedures or imaging that the medical group can do in-house? Are there any pitfalls to joining such a practice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Sounds like a violation of the anti-kickback laws. I personally wouldn’t work there.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1234 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Agree, I would pass and bring up the anti-kickback law in the conversation. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted November 20, 2017 Moderator Share Posted November 20, 2017 wow besides being unethical, and slimy "would you like some floor mats and mud guards with that used car" I would RUN away from this - clearly your medical decision is not appreciated, just looking for a revenue stream.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAdmission Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 This practice model is a short route to jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyJ Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I worked for a private practice that had a standard order set for new patients and they were done at an outside lab. Once we had an in-house lab that order set mysteriously tripled in size. One PA was reprimanded with hours cut for not ordering them....she of course just quit. I was questioned multiple times about not ordering everything. Not being medically necessary wasn't the answer they were looking for. Don't ever order something that isn't medically necessary in order for the practice to make a profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebecker Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I agree with dizzyjon and others who have said that ordering things that are not indicated is a crap way to practice medicine even if the docs love us for doing it. See the NYT article on dermatology practices around the country. But I'm going to play devil's advocate for a second. If you are part of a practice owned by a doctor who does echocardiograms and your Pt has a new murmur that needs to be investigated, where are you going to send the Pt? Will you support the practice you work for or an outside facility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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