A new study from the American Medical Association looked into which doctors — by gender, age, specialty, etc. — are most likely to get sued or have other liability claims against them.
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Four hospitals are investigating after it was discovered a billing vendor was dumping thousands of unshredded patient records at a local dump.
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The feds are investigating whether two Dallas hospitals committed fraud in billing for procedures performed by their residents.
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Largely unnoticed in the run-up to the recent passage of the health reform law, President Obama also has his sights on improving programs focused on disease prevention and general wellness.
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The newly passed health care law is generally seen as a boon to patients and most providers. But how individual states will fare is much less clear.
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Critics of the recent health reform bills say it missed a key opportunity by failing to include tort reform measures. But a look at a state that has implemented tort reform shows that those measures don’t make much of a dent.
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The health care reform bill finally passed, and while no one may be completely happy with it, it brings some definite good news for the industry.
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A new report indicates it’s not just the uninsured who are delaying medical care due to cost concerns.
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A health system accused of illegally providing kickbacks to favored cardiologists has reached an agreement to settle with the feds. And the cardiologist who first brought the case to light stands to make a mint.
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It’s no surprise to hear that health care is an increasingly large part of the U.S. economy. But the most recent estimates from CMS drive home just how much health care is outpacing other industries.
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