A bipartisan malpractice reform bill aiming to cap non-economic damages at $250,000, titled the HEALTH Act, was approved by the House Judiciary Committee yesterday, according to an AHA report. The measure will now make its way to the House floor.…
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Rey N. Bello, a former neurologist who practiced in West New York and Paramus, N.J., has agreed to permanently surrender his medical license and pay restitution fees to patients’ insurance companies for unnecessary testing and other charges, according to a…
More hospitals are turning away smoker applicants completely, shifting from a smoke-free to smoker-free workplace to drive down healthcare costs. Kevin Troutman, JD, chair of the national healthcare practice at Fisher & Phillips, LLP, says hospital bans on smokers could…
The Obama administration is asking the federal judge who struck down the reform law to clarify whether it is still in force while his decision is under appeal, according to a report by Bloomberg.
In the largest healthcare fraud takedown thus far, more than 100 physicians, nurses and other defendants from nine cities were charged today for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving more than $225 million in false billing, according to…
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AHA is recommending CMS not expand the application of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act to inpatients in need of transfers to specialized facilities, according to an AHA letter to CMS administrator Don Berwick. Currently, EMTALA is part of…
While social media has emerged as an effective communication tool for some of the country’s best healthcare providers, online platforms still leave room for legal problems. Social media can complicate or cause the following four legal issues for hospitals and…
Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…
Anesthesiology devices were among those recalled by the Food and Drug Administration from 2005-2009, according to an analysis that found "weak" FDA oversight of medical device approval.
Washington, D.C.-based Nile Express Transport is facing federal false claims allegations related to overbilling Washington’s Medicaid program, according to a Washington Times report. The False Claims Act lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Washington, alleges that NET overbilled…