HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 20 - When an independent physician harasses or discriminates against an employee of a hospital, someone must be held accountable, and guess what—it's not the physician. Hospitals are the ones that are on the hook.
"[The hospital] controls the terms and conditions of...
HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 20 - More than half of U.S. medical schools don't provide any instruction on federal fraud and abuse laws, according to a report from the Office of Inspector General.
That should change, the report said, because Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse cost billions...
The Washington Post | October 15 - A federal judge ruled Thursday that a lawsuit brought by 20 states challenging the health-care overhaul law can move forward.
The decision by Judge Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida to reject...
The Wall Street Journal | October 14 - The four largest U.S. for-profit health insurers on average denied policies to one out of every seven applicants based on their prior medical history, according to a congressional investigation released Tuesday.
Two top House Democrats said the findings...
HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 14 - The business models that will emerge in the era of healthcare reform are still unclear, but leading hospitals and health systems are already positioning themselves to adapt when they do come into focus. They're taking the first steps toward becoming...
