You Suspect Another Doc of Malpractice: What Do You Do? You Suspect Another Doc of Malpractice: What Do You Do?
When treating a patient, you discover that past care from another doctor may have been negligent. What would you do?Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news
EKRA Now Used to Combat Fraudulent COVID-19 Testing, Too
The Department of Justice steps beyond the law’s original focus on opioid-related lab testing fraud An interesting aspect with enforcement of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA) is the government’s willingness to go after charges tied to fraudulent COVID-19 testing. The case U.S. vs. Malena Badon Lepetich provides a good example of […]
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Source: Dark Daily - March 9, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: Clinical Laboratory/ Pathology Coding, Billing, and Collection Resources Coding, Billing, and Collections Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Operations Laboratory Pathology Labo Source Type: news
Large Operator of COVID-19 Collection Sites Suspends Operations and Clinical Laboratory Testing Following State and Federal Probes
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Source: Dark Daily - March 4, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Coding, Billing, and Collections Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Akbar Syed Aleya Siyaj anatomic pathology CCC Center for COVID Control c Source Type: news
Malpractice Case: Would Focus on History Have Saved Patient? Malpractice Case: Would Focus on History Have Saved Patient?
A patient with a complex history ends up dead. Was his medical past ignored?The Doctors Company (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news
Transition from Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Reimbursement for Hospitals, Physicians, and Clinical Laboratories Continues, Albeit Slowly, Reports Say
Medical laboratories and anatomic pathologists may need to squeeze into narrow networks to be paid under value-based schemes, especially where Medicare Advantage is concerned Pathologists have likely heard the arguments in favor of value-based payment versus fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement models: FFS encourages providers to order medically unnecessary procedures and lab tests. FFS removes incentives for […]
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Source: Dark Daily - February 28, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Coding, Billing, and Collections Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing 4Sight Health alternative payment models AMA american medical association Source Type: news
Clinton Township man awarded $400K for dentist ’s tongue-numbing injection
Macomb DailyPUBLISHED: February 2, 2022 at 8:44 a.m. | UPDATED: February 2, 2022 at 8:45 a.m.https://www.macombdaily.com/2022/02/02/clinton-township-man-awarded-400k-for-dentists-tongue-numbing-injection/?fbclid=IwAR2LEGK2xdIQ1iUZ8QrGXdS415jlYOnIoTjOvVbnvlCBL9W0MIurXc3m-AYMacomb County jury deliberates only two hoursA Macomb County jury awarded $400,000 to a patient of a dentist who was accused of injecting a numbing solution into the wrong spot, causing the man to lose most of the taste and feeling in his tongue.The eight-person panel unanimously agreed last Friday an insurance company should pay Chri...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - February 10, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Advances in radiology AI raise thorny medicolegal concerns
How will artificial intelligence (AI) technology affect the medicolegal liabilit...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 7, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Ohio family sues after DNA Christmas gift reveals woman not biologically related to her dad
The suit alleges medical malpractice and negligence after a botched fertilization procedure in 1991 by Dr. Nicholas Spirtos and Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System #nicholasspirtos #dnachristmas #summahealthsystem #fertilizationprocedure #akron (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oncologists in Malpractice Suits: Less Than Other Specialties Oncologists in Malpractice Suits: Less Than Other Specialties
Compared to physicians across all specialities, oncologists were less likely to be sued in 2021, which may be due to a decline in oncology-related care during the pandemicMedscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 4, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Malpractice Case: Did Misplaced Test Result Lead to Death? Malpractice Case: Did Misplaced Test Result Lead to Death?
An echocardiogram revealed concerning results. Why was it ignored?The Doctors Company (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news
General and Plastic Surgeons Are the Most-Sued Specialists General and Plastic Surgeons Are the Most-Sued Specialists
More than three fourths of surgeons said they had been named in a lawsuit at least once in their career, and one third reported malpractice premiums exceeding $30,000 per year.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Malpractice Suits Against Ob/Gyns Continue Downward Trend Malpractice Suits Against Ob/Gyns Continue Downward Trend
Most ob/gyns have been sued at least once, but the annual number appears to be dropping, new Medscape Malpractice Report found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines)
Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines - February 3, 2022 Category: OBGYN Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Missed Diagnosis Common Source of Malpractice Claims Against PCPs Missed Diagnosis Common Source of Malpractice Claims Against PCPs
More than 4 in 10 primary care providers have been sued for malpractice, most often for an improper diagnosis, a new survey from Medscape found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 3, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Radiologists Are Among the Top 10 Most-Sued Specialists Radiologists Are Among the Top 10 Most-Sued Specialists
Nearly two thirds of radiologists said they had been sued at least once, and they tended to report higher malpractice insurance premiums than physicians overall.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology News Source Type: news
Orthopedists Rank Third in Malpractice Suits, Survey Finds Orthopedists Rank Third in Malpractice Suits, Survey Finds
Four out of five orthopedists said they had been sued at least once, and most physicians were surprised by the malpractice lawsuit.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics News Source Type: news
