A Tennessee federal judge has dismissed a whistle-blower's False Claims Act claim against Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Medical Center, ruling the suit was barred due to previous public disclosures about the alleged kickback agreements involved.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed legislation that delays the transition to ICD-10 coding by at least one year.
As a matter of public policy, hospitals and emergency physicians are required to treat any patient who walks through the door, regardless of ability to pay. In turn, health maintenance organizations are obligated to reimburse the providers for an enrollee's…
A Wisconsin bill making physician apologies, condolences and expressions of sympathy toward patients regarding the healthcare provider's actions inadmissible in civil proceedings and administrative hearings has been passed by the state Senate.
The board of directors of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange has decided to replace the technology behind the state's glitch-ridden health insurance exchange, according to a report from The Washington Post.
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Here are three difficult-airway protocols for healthcare facilities to identify difficult-to-intubate patients across different departments and teams, developed by anesthesiologists at Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare:
An analysis of 18 recently unsealed healthcare false claims cases filed under the qui tam provision of the act has revealed the vast majority (80 percent) of the whistle-blowers were employees or former employees of the defendants in the cases,…
The following legislative developments, lawsuits or settlements involving healthcare providers were reported within the last two weeks, beginning with the most recent.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a dispute over how precisely whistle-blowers must plead their False Claims Act cases, allowing the issue to be worked out among the circuit courts.
California Assembly Bill 1897 would increase the legal responsibility of healthcare organizations when using labor subcontractors.