Health Law

OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Ambulatory Surgical Centers
by Valerie A. JudiceOn October 19, 2007, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted Advisory Opinion No. 07-13 concerning ownership in ophthalmology Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)...

Springfield, Missouri, health system will pay $60 million to settle FCA allegation
Lester E. Cox Medical Centers of Springfield, Missouri, has agreed to pay the United States $60 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Statute, the Justice Department reported...

Texas Medical Equipment Supplier Indicted for Medicare Fraud
On October 17, 2007, Florence Ubak-Offiong was indicted on health care fraud charges including violations of the anti-kickback statute. The indictment alleges that through her medical supply company fraudulently overbilled Medicare for equipment received on behalf of customers located throughout the state of Texas...

Medical Device Companies Enter into Major Settlement Agreement
According to a recent DOJ Press Release, five medical device companies (comprising approximately 95% of the hip and knee joint implant market) have settled kickback allegations relating to payments to surgeons by agreeing to pay a total of $311 million and entering into five-year Corporate Integrity Agreements...

Human experimentation research request
From Jim DuBois, PhD, DSc, Mäder Endowed Professor, Department Chair and Center Director, Center for Health Care Ethics & Becky Volpe, Graduate Assistant, Center for Health Care Ethics: We are studying the personality and environmental factors that contribute to major ethical breaches in the areas of medical practice and research...

Access To Medical Records A Problem Many Patients Say
According to an article in USA TODAY, a common complaint among patients and families nationwide is, "It can be difficult to obtain medical records from hospitals and other treatment facilities after something goes wrong...

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Military Veterans Benefits
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Medicare Fraud
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Intentional Contamination
Northwestern Medical Center pays former orthopedic surgery $4 million medical malpractice settlement.

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University of Illinois Medical Center
Potential $14 Million in Malpractice Settlements

Valley Vista Care Center
$3.5 million nursing home negligence settlement.

Convicted Caretakers
Senior care center agrees to $175,000 settlement in false advertising lawsuit.