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Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS | March 22, 2005

Maryland Hospital Safety Initiatives

Last year was a big year for hospital safety initiatives in Maryland. First, the...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS | December 22, 2004

Maryland Regulatory News Winter 2004

1. In September, the Maryland Health Care Commission (HCC) announced that it has...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS | December 22, 2004

Medical Staffs and Hospital Boards Clash Over Control

After poor care and fraud, the worst sin of hospital governance is for a hospita...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS | December 22, 2004

OIG Supplemental Compliance Program for Hospitals

On June 8, 2004, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a Draft Supple...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS | December 22, 2004

A Job Description for Board Members

While there is no mandate that all organizations have a board of directors, boar...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS | December 22, 2004

Did You Know? Winter 2004

Medicaid Mental Health Services. Did you know that the Maryland General Assembly...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS | September 22, 2004

Q & A on Maryland Magnets

Doctors often need to refer their patients for diagnostic tests, such as x-rays,...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS | September 22, 2004

HMOs Shield From State Malpractice Suits

This Summer, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila, that E...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS | September 22, 2004

Research and PHI: Let Me Count The Ways

The HIPAA privacy regulations were not intended to impede medical research. Neve...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS | September 22, 2004

What's New In Stark II?

Health care professionals around the country have been patiently waiting for alm...