A federal court has decided against a California insurance agency, ruling the company's general liability insurance policy must cover defense costs and damages from two data breach suits against Stanford Hospital and Clinics in Palo Alto, Calif., and health IT…
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A new study and database highlights which American medical schools have the most stringent clinical conflict of interest policies. These include rules managing gifts and meals from pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, along with physicians' consulting and speaking engagements for company-sponsored…
A Medicare compliance review from the HHS Office of Inspector General found the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison overbilled the federal government $316,172 by incorrectly billing inpatient and outpatient claims.
Former budget director Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) have both come up with strategies to end the government shutdown.
New Jersey's Board of Medical Examiners has rejected a request to change a long-standing state rule and allow physicians to be employees of private corporations, according to a New Jersey Spotlight report.
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Medicare spending on polysomnography services increased 39 percent from 2005 to 2011, from $407 million to $565 million, according to HHS' Office of the Inspector General. The OIG also found more than $17 million of the 2011 outlay was paid…
Maine has become the first state to allow employers to import prescription drugs from other countries, lowering prices for consumers but raising concerns about patient safety, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Cape Valley Fear Health System in Fayetteville, N.C., has experienced serious issues with NCTracks, the state's new Medicaid billing system, leading to $10 million in unpaid bills since July, according to a report from The Fayetteville Observer.
A judge has ruled that some testimony and documents in the trial of Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System may remain closed from public access, denying an attempt from several media organizations to open all testimony and transcripts, according to…
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law legislation that requires sterile compounding pharmacies to obtain additional licensure from the state board before compounding or dispensing sterile drug products, or before shipping these products into California.