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Apparently, Medtronic really loves surgeons--so much so that it gave them lots of presents. The medical devicemaker allegedly gave doctors some very plush gifts for using its products, including sexy... Read more...
Whistleblowers have helped authorities recover at least $9.3 billion from healthcare providers according to a new analysis of U.S. Department of Justice records. Since the DoJ began working harder to... Read more...
Groups opposed to CMS's controversial Medicare program requiring competitive bidding for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies have filed lawsuits to try and stop the program... Read more...
A group of North Carolina doctors have come together to fight the state medical board's plan to post doctors' malpractice information on its website. While the North Carolina Medical Board says the... Read more...
Historically, in medical malpractice situations, attorneys have advised doctors and hospitals to deny that any medical error has been made--or even express any form of regret that a patient is... Read more...
Picking up on a trend that seems to be mounting nationwide, Florida and Iowa legislators have passed bills that will reform their respective certificate-of-need processes. Fulfilling one of his... Read more...
Would you want your baby to be delivered by a complete stranger? According to an article in the Times-Picayune, that scenario is becoming a reality more quickly than you'd think. The threat of... Read more...
A new investigation by USA Today suggests that corporate policies for retail pharmacies such as Walgreens and CVS--which together fill almost one-third of all U.S. prescriptions--could promote errors... Read more...
Increasingly, U.S. hospitals have begun to improve their process for obtaining informed consent from patients, in part due to research concluding that most patients don't read consent forms (or... Read more...
Despite claims to the contrary, veterans have often been forced to wait 30 days or more for care at VA hospitals, and many more may not be on its electronic waiting lists, according to a recently... Read more...