Abbott Laboratories has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability stemming from its off-label promotion of Depakote, a drug that controls seizures.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Public Health Counsel codified a series of Determination of Need guidelines for ambulatory surgery centers in the commonwealth earlier this month, effectively prohibiting the expansion of ambulatory surgery centers, according to a…
CMS announced on Thursday in a blog post it will wait to issue a final rule until later this year on the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which requires pharmaceutical, medical device or other supply manufacturers to report payments made to…
As part of a recent contract agreement, Pittsburgh-based Highmark will drop its federal lawsuit contending University of Pittsburgh Medical Center organized a false advertising campaign against the insurer, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif. — part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services — has received five deficiencies from the California Department of Public Health for violating patient confidentiality after a patient's medical record was emailed without permission,…
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End-stage renal disease facilities, federal health centers and rural health clinics are now able to submit and update Medicare enrollment online, according to an AHA News Now report.
Medical malpractice claims cost the healthcare industry billions of dollars, but the costs include more than just dollars. Often there is accompanying damage to a hospital's reputation and to staff morale. It can be especially damaging to the leadership of…
Federal authorities' "nationwide takedown" today resulted in charges against 107 people — including physicians, nurses and other licensed providers — for their alleged participation in a $452 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Colorado is among the most recent states debating the rights of certified nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without a physician's supervision, according to a New York Times report.
Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System has lost its latest appeal against Atlanta-based Northside Hospital in a bid to stall the hospital's plans to relocate and replace a facility, according to a Cherokee Tribune report.