The University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla., is proceeding with plans to build a teaching hospital for its medical school despite objections from two Orlando healthcare organizations: Florida Hospital and Orlando Health, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Implementing the Affordable Care Act is the number one challenge facing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to an Office of Inspector General report.
Four individuals and three corporations were convicted this week for their involvement in an eight-year kickback scheme to defraud New York Presbyterian Hospital in White Plains, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
New Mexico will use roughly $8 million in federal funds meant for indigent care to satisfy a settlement between the state and CMS after a federal review found nine hospitals in the state made improper deals with county governments, according…
Several hospitals associations — including the American Hospital Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Federation of American Hospitals — sent a letter (pdf) to Congress asking that new payroll tax cut and sustainable growth rate legislation not…
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HHS has released a progress report on its efforts to reduce regulatory burdens, which highlights the eight proposed rules and nine final rules the agency has released as a result of its efforts.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that physicians can be sued for emotional distress — even if physical negligence was not involved, according to a Legal Newsline report.
CMS has announced that anesthesia codes that include the phrase "not otherwise specified" in their descriptions (including procedure codes 00100-01996) do not meet the criteria of a non-specified procedure code, according to an ASA release.
Bristol (Conn.) Hospital has agreed to a $157,830 settlement to resolve allegations that it improperly accepted referrals from physician practice Bristol Gastroenterology Associates, according to a Hartford Business report.
The California State Assembly has passed a bill that would extend current restrictions on smoking in hospitals by applying them to entire hospital campuses, according to a Los Angeles Times report.