In this webinar, Ludi’s Michelle Harmon and MD Ranger Chief Strategy Officer Allison Pullins discuss the financial pressures for hospitals during COVID. First, our panelists discuss the management of physician contracts and associated payments, and the implications from COVID-19 – specifically, how the Stark Law blanket waivers are enacted during the pandemic. Next, the panel dives into physician contracting good hygiene and what pitfalls hospitals should avoid. Finally, the panel discusses the components of physician spend (total dollars spent on a hospital physician arrangements) and ends the discussion offering best practices on paying doctors during COVID and beyond.