Health eSource September 2020

    Vol. 17 No. 1  

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    Chair's Column: Welcome to My "Oh, S@#*!" Moment

    By Hal Katz, Husch Blackwell LLP, Austin, TX

    When I imagined assuming the role as Chair of the ABA Health Law Section, I knew it was going to require a major commitment of time and energy. Fortunately, I’ve had the chance to learn from many wonderful Chairs before me (such as Howard Wall, Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, David Douglass, David Hilgers, and Hilary Young, just to name a few), but I confess that the idea of becoming Chair was daunting. And that was before COVID-19. Welcome to my “Oh, S@#*!” moment.

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    How Hospitals and Health Systems Can Pandemic-Proof their Physician Compensation Agreements

    By Anthony Domanico, MBA, VMG Health, Minneapolis, MN and Ben Ulrich, CVA, VMG Health, Dallas, TX

    While the healthcare industry has typically been only minimally affected by economic downturns, the COVID-19 outbreak is different, substantially and broadly impacting the industry. With bans on elective procedures lasting through much of the summer, strains on supply chains and needed resources, and many patients unable to see their doctors for regularly scheduled appointments, overall productivity and average revenue levels for many providers have been impacted.