A bill capping medical malpractice "pain and suffering" damages at $350,000 has passed in the Missouri House of Representatives.
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Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System and Saltzer Medical Group in Nampa, Idaho, have filed a motion to maintain their relationship while they pursue an appeal of a January decision that found their relationship violated antitrust laws, according to an…
The family of Lynne Spalding, the patient who was found dead in a stairwell at San Francisco (Calif.) General Hospital in October, has filed a claim against the city, according to a report from NBC Bay Area.
Uninsured Oklahoma residents would receive reimbursement for the tax penalty federally imposed under a bill proposed by Republican State Representative Jon Echols.
Two lawsuits have been filed against King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., alleging that physicians performed heart procedures on 500 patients that were "medically unnecessary and harmful," according to a Lexington Herald-Leader report. The lawsuits name the hospital, several medical…
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A lawsuit alleges that administrators at a now-closed Los Angeles hospital owned by Pacific Health Corp. conspired with a group of physicians for a Medicare and Medicaid kickback scheme, according to an Orange County Register report.
Jane Jensen of Towers Watson shares 4 steps hospitals can take to avoid the PPACA excise tax in 2018.
The American Medical Association released an ICD-10 Checklist to help physician practices make a successful transition by the Oct. 1 deadline.
Daytona, Beach. Fla.-based Halifax Health settled the first portion of a whistle-blower suit today just as its trial was slated to begin in Orlando, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner has reaffirmed the Oct. 1 deadline for transitioning to ICD-10, according to an AHA News report.