Physicians And Group Practices

A recent investigation delves more deeply into the details of the opioid crisis. It digs into a new area of concern: the courtroom. The investigation focuses on the role of judges in these cases and how they may have missed an opportunity to address this growing issue...

Medicine and religion can come at odds. The current debate over vaccine exemptions for religious reasons is one current example. As measles outbreaks surge throughout the country, lawmakers and doctors are forced to consider the difficult balance between respecting an...

Assistant United States Attorneys recently accused a 53-year-old cardiologist of perpetrating a scheme in states throughout the country to defraud the health care benefit programs in exchange for personal profit. Though indicted in Pennsylvania, the physician also...

Mistakes happen in any line of work. Radiologists run an increased risk due to the fact that there is often a paper trail that can work against them in the event a mistake results in serious injury. Those who practice this form of medicine are often reading scans and...

The New York Times recently ran a publication that delves into the surgical complications and deaths of a hospital's pediatric heart surgery program. The researchers with the piece state the hospital's mortality rate started going up in 2013. From 2013 to 2017, the...

According to an indictment from a federal court in Brooklyn, United States prosecutors have accused a doctor and surgical consultant of defrauding women into having transvaginal mesh implants unnecessarily removed. The prosecution alleges the two recommended the...

Physicians who run a private practice must balance the demands of business with the needs of their patients. In an effort to help make everything come together, these medical professionals will likely delegate duties. They may hire administrative staff to operate the...

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York recently announced the conviction of a medical doctor and physical therapy doctor for health care fraud. The conviction was the result of a six-week jury trial and results in a total of 15 convictions...

Government regulations constantly push physicians to balance patient interest and privacy concerns. A failure to navigate this balance can result in allegations of privacy violations. These violations can come with a steep penalty. Fortunately for medical...

The House Energy and Commerce Committee recently released a proposal that targets “unexpected charges” to patients for care received at hospitals. The lawmakers behind the bill state they are attempting to remove the issue of surprise billing for patients in both...