In 1999, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced that "gainsharing" arrangements are generally against the law.
In 2004, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (the Agencies) issued their joint report titled "Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition." The report is the result of 27 da
Malpractice Coverage for FSHC Doctors: Did you know that a federal court recently ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must reconsider its denial of malprac
When is an operating room not an operating room? When it is a "procedure room." For the owners of ambulatory surgery centers in Maryland, this distinction can make a world of difference.
Excluded doctors usually fail when they challenge exclusive contractual arrangements between hospitals and other doctors. However, two recent cases are clear exceptions to this rule.