A bill in the Pennsylvania Senate introduced by Sen. John Rafferty (R-Collegeville) would reduce medical malpractice insurance costs in the state by setting the basic medical liability coverage level that at $500,000, according to a report by the Republican Herald.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The California Society of Anesthesiologists and the California Medical Association have filed suit in California Superior Court against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his decision to "opt out" of Medicare's requirement that CRNAs may only administer anesthesia under the supervision of…
The Christ Hospital and the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati have settled a federal whistleblower lawsuit on alleged kickbacks to physicians for a sum that could approach $100 million, according to a report by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Hospitals will soon be able to query the National Practitioner Data Bank to conduct background checks on licensed health workers, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued Transmittal 620 to address improper payments in areas discussed in four reports released by the Office of the Inspector General.
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Healthcare facilities now have 18 months to fully transition to an alternative reprocessing device from the Steris System 1 processor, according to news release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Medical device manufacturer AtriCure has agreed to pay $3.76 million to resolve civil Medicare fraud allegations that it marketed its medical devices to treat atrial fibrillation, a use not approved by the FDA, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
1. Initial development of the False Claims Act. The False Claims Act, also known as the “Lincoln Law" after its primary proponent, President Abraham Lincoln, was initially developed during the Civil War. The Act was a response to war profiteering…
The former director of the cardiovascular center at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., has been charged with embezzling donations to the hospital's fundraising program and from other hospital sources, according to a report by the Enterprise News.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided updates regarding some anesthesia drugs that are currently experiencing shortages, according to a news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.