A new study published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery has identified the head and neck laser procedures that lead to the most medical malpractice cases against physicians.
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Physician employment by health systems has been on the rise over the last five years. First it was primary care providers — who form the foundation of a system and its market share — then cardiologists, who flocked to hospitals…
The compounding facility linked to the 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people has agreed to a settlement of $100 million, according to a Bloomberg report.
The First Circuit has held that when two False Claims Act whistle-blower complaints are filed arising out of the same underlying facts, the first complaint filed will preclude the second complaint, according to a National Law Review article.
HHS' Office of the Inspector General has released the results from its onsite review of the Arkansas Medicaid Fraud Control Unit that reveals the unit did not meet all of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit performance standards.
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Trevor Fetter, CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp., has said emergency room visits have not slowed since passage of the healthcare reform law.
HHS' Office of the Inspector General has released the results from its onsite review of the West Virginia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit that reveals the unit did not meet all of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit performance standards.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health System has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations its subsidiaries violated the False Claims Act, according to the Department of Justice.
Massachusetts has decided to give up on its current health insurance exchange website, according to a report from The Hill.
The Obama administration has issued updates to model notices about workers' eligibility for continued healthcare coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.