Hospital's Failure to Inform Patients of Doctor's Prior Lawsuits: Did you know that a Michigan court recently ruled that the failure of a hospital to inform a patient of the patien
The federal Stark law prohibits physicians from referring patients to entities in which they have an ownership interest or with which they have a compensation relationship.
Health care providers, administrators and insurers often find themselves testifying before regulatory bodies or otherwise being questioned under oath, for example, in a deposition.
The 2005 Maryland General Assembly Session turned out to be a very busy, a very reactive and a very creative Session in regard to health care, with several truly novel laws being enacted.
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