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tion that you're ready to take that risk," he says.
Surgical centers aren't alone in trying to profit from anesthesia fees. Hospitals aren't
trying to capture anesthesia fees per se, but in return for referrals from a surgeon, hospitals are letting surgeons set up their own anesthesia groups. In an effort to attract
new service lines, they're offering the surgeons they're trying to recruit the ability to
bring in their own anesthesiologists through their own anesthesia company.
"In essence, hospitals are handing over to surgeons an anesthesia carveout if they
agree to come on board," says Mr. Weiss. "This is a giant compliance red flag because
you not only have the issue of whether the company model is legal, but now you must
ask if the hospital gave a kickback to the referring surgeon by giving him the carveout."
— D.O.
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