The California Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating board members for two publicly funded healthcare districts to determine whether they have violated the state's conflict-of-interest laws, according to a Bay Citizen report.
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States have less than three months to submit applications for their health insurance exchanges to HHS, and members from the House of Representatives are demanding CMS issue guidance on exchanges and other components of the healthcare reform law, according to…
The American Hospital Association (pdf) sent a letter yesterday to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius seeking extra clarification to the Medicaid expansion embedded within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The Federal Trade Commission has submitted its argument to the Supreme Court in its case against Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Health System, urging the high court to reverse previous rulings.
CMS' decision to stop paying for avoidable surgical site infections following cardiac implantable electronic device procedures has forced most surveyed hospital CFOs to take action, according to a TYRX release.
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A Minnesota court has ruled that a physician medical staff is not an independent, legal entity and cannot sue the hospital where it operates, according to an American Medical News report.
The California Attorney General's Office is suing a plastic surgeon who allegedly used aggressive tactics to collect reimbursement from emergency room patients, including lawsuits, taking out liens on patients' homes and damaging their credit, according to a Los Angeles Times…
The city of Chicago is partnering with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois to form a task force on fraud detection and prevention.
Employees at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., have sued the hospital for changing their retirement plans and violating a 2011 collective bargaining agreement, according to a Kansas City Business Journal report.
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and 10-year sentence of Mehmood Patel, MD, a Louisiana cardiologist who was found guilty of 51 counts of healthcare fraud in 2008.