<ѻý>After State Lawsuit, Health System Erases or Refunds $158M in Medical Billsѻý> Announcement by Providence health system comes weeks before trial Feb 02, 2024
<ѻý>Hacking of Docs' Rx Accounts Led to Bonanza of Illegal Pills, Prosecutors Sayѻý> Drugs allegedly picked up in multiple states and resold online Jan 27, 2024
<ѻý>$300K Fine for Midwife Who Gave Kids Homeopathic Pellets Instead of Vaccinesѻý> In 2019, New York ended a religious exemption for school vaccination requirements Jan 18, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare Cuts Beg the Question: Do Doctors Know How to Make 'Good Trouble'?ѻý> The health of American healthcare may depend on physicians taking it to the streets Dec 27, 2023 video
<ѻý>AI Transparency Rule Has Benefits, but Is Limited, Experts Suggestѻý> Rule aims to make algorithms more fair Dec 21, 2023
<ѻý>Three Convicted in Fake Nursing Diploma Schemeѻý> Defendants snagged by "Operation Nightingale" could face up to 20 years in prison Dec 21, 2023
<ѻý>Nurse Wins $41M Retaliation Suit; Patients Worry About AI Use; Who Should Get CPR?ѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Dec 13, 2023
<ѻý>Opioid Doc Sentenced; World's First Sickle Cell Gene Tx; FTC Warns Diet Influencersѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 17, 2023
<ѻý>Calls to Support Stark Law Reforms Blocked by AMA Delegatesѻý> "My future is in literal jeopardy," one family physician resident says Nov 16, 2023
<ѻý>AMA Declines to Debate Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflictѻý> "This issue is too vital for us to evade discussion," one delegate argued unsuccessfully Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>Death After IV Vitamins; 4-Day Work Week Healthier; Blast at Gaza Hospital Kills 500ѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 18, 2023
<ѻý>Malpractice Suits Involving NPs and PAs Can Spell Trouble for Supervising Docs Tooѻý> Doctors often included even if they didn't see or hear about the patient involved, study finds Oct 10, 2023
<ѻý>Who Should Report Serious Medical Errors? And to Whom?ѻý> A startling study reports that many state medical boards are doing a "dangerously lax job" Oct 05, 2023 video
<ѻý>Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay?ѻý> Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill Sep 03, 2023 video
<ѻý>Wrong-Eye Surgery Suit; Baby-Killer Nurse's Life Sentence; $1.4B COVID Relief Fraudѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 24, 2023
<ѻý>Doc Suspended for COVID Misinfo Sues, Cites Freedom of Speechѻý> Meryl Nass, MD, of Maine, filed a legal complaint against the state's medical board Aug 18, 2023
<ѻý>Former Chief of Surgery Sues Ohio Hospital for Defamationѻý> Doctor accuses Adena Health of defamation for claiming he lied to local media Aug 07, 2023
<ѻý>Malpractice Lawsuits Over Denied Abortion Care May Be on the Horizonѻý> But many hurdles await Jun 25, 2023
<ѻý>Texas Law Aims to Prevent Another 'Dr. Death'ѻý> New law gives medical board more teeth to protect patients from potentially dangerous doctors Jun 15, 2023
<ѻý>Mental Health Provider Disclosed Personal Patient Info in Google Reviewsѻý> New Jersey health center must pay HHS $30K, but HIPAA violations online are preventable Jun 08, 2023
<ѻý>Doc Accused of 'Fertility Fraud' Dies After Handmade Plane Crashesѻý> Patient sued after discovering her ob/gyn, Morris Wortman, MD, was her father May 31, 2023
<ѻý>Why Are Female Doctors Sued Far Less Often Than Male Doctors?ѻý> Studies on differences in style of practice yield strong clues May 28, 2023 video
<ѻý>Lose Weight, Gain Huge Debt: 300 Bariatric Surgery Patients Sued by Providerѻý> A closer look at the rising number of lawsuits in New York Apr 22, 2023
<ѻý>Respiratory Therapist Charged With Murder; Clinic Implanted Embryo With Cancer Gene?ѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 02, 2023
<ѻý>Are AI Chatbots in Healthcare Ethical?ѻý> Their use must require informed consent and independent review Feb 07, 2023
<ѻý>Healthcare Closely Watching FTC's Proposed Ban on Non-Competesѻý> A newly proposed rule would impact healthcare staffing woes, physician employment contracts Jan 12, 2023
<ѻý>Healthcare-Related Injury Found in Nearly One-Fourth of Hospitalizationsѻý> Study suggests "disturbing" rate of potentially preventable errors Jan 11, 2023
<ѻý>Vein Doc Accused of Illegal Billing Pays $2M; Practice Settles Discrimination Claimѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 29, 2022
<ѻý>Nurse Accused of Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Patients; Doc's Trip-and-Fall Plotѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 22, 2022
<ѻý>PA Gets 25 Years for Luring Girls on Snapchat; Doctor Arrested for Alleged Rapesѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 25, 2022
<ѻý>Norovirus Triples; Cashing in on Death; Phlebotomist Arrested for Sexual Assaultѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Sep 23, 2022
<ѻý>Children's Hospital Accused of Sexual Abuse; AMA Joins Class-Action Against Cignaѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 15, 2022
<ѻý>Fired NP Sues CVS; $77M Wrongful Death Award; Fertility Doc's Fraud Payout Reducedѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 08, 2022
<ѻý>Getting the Checklist Out of the Wayѻý> EHR templates may be necessary, but let's store them in an out-of-the-way place Mar 14, 2022
<ѻý>There's a Workaround for a Common 'Open Notes' Criticismѻý> Exception says doctor can delay releasing bad news if patient gave prior consent Sep 17, 2021
<ѻý>Open Notes Shines Light on Errors in Patient Medical Recordsѻý> Will the new rule lead to a flood of correction requests? Sep 14, 2021
<ѻý>Patients Can Get Medical Record Errors Amended, but It's Not Easyѻý> Technology is lacking, process may be unclear Sep 14, 2021