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With ACOs, there's a thin line between collaboration and monopoly
Karen M. Cheung
If providers think they are getting mixed messages from regulatory agencies, that's because they probably are. On one hand, the healthcare reform law requires
DoJ joins lawsuit against Florida hospital for violating Stark
Under the False Claims Act, the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday intervened in the lawsuit against a Florida hospital and its staffing company, accused of violating Stark law. The United States
DoJ, FTC: New premerger notification form easier for antitrust clearance
The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week announced changes to the premerger notification form, aimed at streamlining the merger and acquisition process.
Do ACOs violate antitrust laws?
Despite growing concerns about their legality, most accountable care organizations (ACOs) will not violate antitrust laws, said Gail Kursh, JD, deputy chief of the legal policy section of the
New DOJ guidelines affect hospital mergers
As hospitals across the country find themselves merging, acquiring, or consolidating, updated policies from the Department of Justice (DOJ) provide guidelines to remedy the merger process, released
DoJ, FTC differ on antitrust rules for ACOs
The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are butting heads over which agency should get to enforce antitrust laws that affect the formation of accountable care organizations, the New York
Unencrypted thumb drive compromises vets' health info
Unencrypted thumb drive. "Those three words don't make VA CIOs happy," said Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker during his monthly press briefing on data breaches. According to Baker, an
SPOTLIGHT: 94 charged with $251 million in false Medicare claims
Federal officials charged 94 people with plotting to swindle Medicare out of more than $251 million in false claims, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies said in a joint statement
Nine hospitals pay $9.4 million in Medicare fraud settlements
Nine hospitals in seven states--Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and South Carolina--will pay a combined $9.4 million to settle a whistleblower suit in which they were accused
E-prescribing taking off, but there's a long way to go
The good news is that the number of U.S. clinicians writing electronic prescriptions has doubled since last year, suggesting that the Medicare e-prescribing bonus program is working. The bad news is
