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Consultants hired to provide administrative cover

April 2, 2026Doctor Money Matters

Doctor Money Matters says hospitals sometimes spend millions on consultants who do little beyond giving administrators cover for decisions they want to attribute to a third party.

Twice in my employed career, Ive seen a hospital hire consultants to essentially do nothing except give admin cover on decisions they want to blame a third party for.
They spend millions to do so.
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