Health Lawyers Acquitted: Did you know that two health care attorneys were acquitted of criminal charges that they allegedly participated in an anti-kickback violation involving a
1. In March, the Health Care Access and Cost Commission (HCACC) released its annual report on health care expenditures and utilization based on 1997 data.
Can physicians increase their bargaining power in negotiations with managed care plans (MCPs)? One way is for physicians collectively to negotiate their contracts with MCPs.
Earlier in 1998, the United States Supreme Court ruled, in a case involving dental services, that an individual who is HIV positive, but who has no symptoms of AIDS, is disabled and protected again
Third-Party Payments: Did you know that the Department of Justice has settled charges brought against an Ohio health care insurer's practice of requiring hospitals not to charge lo
A recent decision by Maryland's intermediate appellate court sheds some light on a physician's hearing rights when a hospital terminates the doctor's medical staff privileges as the result of a "bu
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of federal regulators with respect to graduate medical expenses. The Court's 6-3 decision in Regions Hospital v.
Home Health Compliance. Did you know that the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a model voluntary compliance plan directed at ho
The New Jersey Supreme Court has recently held, contrary to popular belief, that a husband's individual retirement account (IRA) must be included as a resource for purposes of determining his wife'
At the request of a member of Maryland's General Assembly, the Maryland Attorney General recently ventured into the various State and federal laws that comprise the murky waters of health care frau
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued guidelines on October 21, 1998, relating to the voluntary disclosure of "health care fraud." These guidelin
Doctors are increasingly finding themselves owners of interests in various health care companies. For example, some doctors are trading their practices for stock in practice management companies.
Health care providers understand that they should send their bills out within a certain time period from the date services are rendered, but what is that time period?
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO), a private organization that accredits the nations' health care institutions, has adopted a new policy that encourages all a
1. In July, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) denied Union Memorial Hospital's request for a 3.89% rate increase as generated by the HSCRC's Inflation Adjustment System.
