Federal EKRA Law Continues to Cause Uncertainty in Clinical Laboratory Sales Compliance
Healthcare attorneys advise medical laboratory leaders to ensure staff understand difference between EKRA and other federal fraud laws, such as the Anti-kickback Statute More than four years have passed since Congress passed the law and yet the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA) continues to cause anxiety and confusion. In particular are the […]
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Source: Dark Daily - February 3, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Coding, Billing, and Collections Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory News Laboratory Testing Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Conferences AKS anatomic pathology Anti-kickback Statute COVID-19 tests Dark Daily dark intelligen Source Type: news
Malpractice insurance specialist Constellation merges with N.C. health advisory firm Curi
A Raleigh health advisory firm is merging with Edina-based Constellation, a mutual holding company for medical-professional liability insurance. The combined business will have more than $400 million in revenue. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zac Ezzone Source Type: news
Study Comparing Data from Hospitals and Insurers Finds Major Hospitals Still Not Complying with Price Transparency Law
But insurers are complying under the Transparency in Coverage regulations and that is where discrepancies in the disclosure of prices to the public have been found Despite federal regulations requiring hospitals to publicly post their prices in advance of patient services, some large health systems still do not follow the law. That’s according to a […]
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Source: Dark Daily - January 25, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Coding, Billing, and Collections Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Testing anatomic pathology Ascension Health centers for medicare and medicaid services clinical laboratory Source Type: news
Indiana Cardiologist Faces Multiple Malpractice Complaints Indiana Cardiologist Faces Multiple Malpractice Complaints
One complaint alleges the interventional cardiologist performed 44 heart catheterizations and inserted at least 41 stents into one patient, according to an investigation by a local news outlet.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - December 19, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
EU ’s MiCA Crypto Law Would Have Stopped FTX Malpractice, Officials Say
The crypto exchange’s collapse has led to calls to toughen or bring forward the rules, which require crypto companies to register with the authorities and meet governance standards common in other kinds of regulated financial firms. But the European Commission, which proposes EU legislation, said…#meetgovernance #ftx #rules #mica #commission #deputydirector #monetaryaffairs #governancestandards #standardscommon #alexandrajourschroeder (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Michael Hudson Answers Questions on Europe ’s Self-Immolation, Fed’s Malpractice, Changing World Order
Yves here. We trust you’ll enjoy this wide-ranging but compact interview with Michael Hudson on Lebanon’s Almayadeen TV. The topics include Europe’s de-industrialization, the Fed fighting the wrong war and hurting innocent bystanders, the rise of new power blocs, and debt. 1 – In light of the…#debt #michaelhudson #political #war #energy #sanctions #nato #care #repercussions #civilization (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How good are on-line reviews for physicians?
We compare the online reviews of 221 “Questionable” Illinois and Indiana physicians with multiple paid medical malpractice claims and disciplinary sanctions with matched control physicians with clean records. Across five prominent online rating services, we find small, mostly insignificant…#medicalmalpractice #malpracticeclaims #indianaphysicians #paidmedical #physicians #disciplinarysanctions #medical #malpractice #disciplinary #questionable (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to Serve 11 Years, Three Months in Prison, Ending the Latest Chapter in the Story of the Failed Clinical Laboratory Company
Judge will decide the restitution Holmes must pay to defrauded Theranos investors at future court date; Ex-COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani to be sentenced next month Clinical laboratory leaders and anatomic pathologists who closely followed the fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes may have wondered how the Theranos founder and ex-CEO would be punished for her crimes. […]
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Source: Dark Daily - November 21, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing anatomic pathology Billy Evans blood test centers for medicare and medicaid services Cleveland Clini Source Type: news
Patient Harm, Not Malpractice, Top of Mind for Emergency Medicine Physicians Patient Harm, Not Malpractice, Top of Mind for Emergency Medicine Physicians
A new study found that fears of patient harm and malpractice peak early in emergency medicine practice and may subside as providers gain more experience.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - November 15, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Three Truths to Address Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment in the UN
The UN Secretariat building in New York City. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel ElíasBy Peter A GalloNEW YORK, Nov 15 2022 (IPS) The U.S. Government has recently published ‘Engagement Principles’ on Protection from Sexual Exploitation Abuse & Sexual Harassment within International Organizations’, and while any involvement from Member States is to be encouraged, these principles do not address the fundamental need for either deterrence or for accountability.
The concept of a “survivor-centred approach” – sadly – is an irrelevant sound bite to appease a political lobby. Post-incident care and s...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Peter A Gallo Tags: Civil Society Featured Gender Gender Violence Global Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Investigation reveals how stressed radiologist missed cancer
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Misinterpreted CT scans leading cause of malpractice (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Presidents of Roche Diagnostics and Mayo Clinic Laboratories Discuss PAMA Reform and Upcoming Deep Cuts to Reimbursement for Common Lab Test
Organizations representing clinical laboratories and other critical healthcare providers urged Congress to pass the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act by January 1, 2023, to prevent deep cuts in reimbursements Lessons about the essential role of clinical laboratories during a pandemic was the central theme in a significant publication released recently. The authors were the […]
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Source: Dark Daily - November 7, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Coding, Billing, and Collections Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Testing 2014 Protecting Access to Medicare Act AACC ACLA American Association for Clinical Chemistry amer Source Type: news
Locked-In Syndrome Malpractice Case Ends With $75M Verdict Locked-In Syndrome Malpractice Case Ends With $75M Verdict
After a chiropractic neck adjustment led to a stroke, the patient ' s attorney alleged that hospital physicians failed to act swiftly, resulting in locked-in syndrome.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - October 31, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Four Regulatory Developments Coming This Fall That Are Relevant for Clinical Laboratory Leaders and Pathology Group Managers
Regulators and lawmakers are considering proposed changes to CLIA and PAMA involving medical laboratory services Clinical laboratories and pathology groups should monitor a series of federal regulatory developments underway this fall. The proposals and documents will potentially affect how lab managers and staff do their jobs and how much Medicare reimbursement medical laboratories receive for […]
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Source: Dark Daily - October 31, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing AHA American Hospital Association anatomic pathol Source Type: news
Legal and Malpractice Risks When Taking Call Legal and Malpractice Risks When Taking Call
Taking call can be tiring, time-consuming, and bothersome — and can ratchet up malpractice risk. Here ' s how things go wrong.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - October 28, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
