The Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved the continuation of deeming authority for The Joint Commission's hospital accreditation program through July 15, 2014, according to a Joint Commission news release.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The 2,074-page Senate health reform bill, released Nov. 18, proposes a sweeping set of changes in the Medicare program, according to a report in Health Affairs.
The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City is denying that it had any knowledge of its former CEO's alleged involvement in a kickback scheme to steer hospital business toward a certain vendor, according to a report by Crain's…
Clark County (Nev.) Commissioners are considering several options to assist financially-troubled University Medical Center in Las Vegas, including a possible sale, according to a report in the Las Vegas Sun.
The North Carolina Medical Society, along with other state physician groups, oppose a contract addendum sent by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina that the physicians say would allow the insurance provider to change fees at any time and…
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Seven Philadelphia-area healthcare systems are being sued for allegedly not compensating nurses and other employees for work during unpaid meal breaks, according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Jaya H. Maddur, MD, a gastroenterologist based in Sierra Vista, Ariz., agreed to pay the U.S. government $400,000 to settle claims he submitted false claims to TRICARE, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney General's office.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department for Veterans Affairs have issued a new set of guidelines for healthcare facilities, including hospitals, ASCs and private practices, for the cleaning and processing…
The U.S. Department of Justice secured $2.4 billion in settlements and judgments in cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, according to a DOJ news release.
Detroit resident Jaquita Lovelace and Miami resident Timothy Pierce have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in conspiracies to defraud the Medicare program, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.