Mobile medicine apps are the future, as we move increasingly into digital, virtual communication; yet FDA medical device and other legal issues remain.…

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A new OIG fraud and abuse Advisory Opinion sheds makes percentage-based MSO arrangements questionable, where Medicare is involved.…

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11:11:11 came in with prosperity blessings as the transformational shift awaited for centuries….…

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Physicians sometimes unwittingly run afoul of Medicare legal rules by not knowing the difference between non-participation, their default status short of participation, and opting out, which requires doctors to take specific action steps.…

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Texas has told weight loss clinics to stop marketing HCG for weight loss.…

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A federal judge ruled that an acute care hospital violated Stark laws by submitting claims to Medicare that were induced by referrals.…

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Accountable care organizations (ACO) could include complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).…

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A study spearheaded by a colleague of mine, Sara Warber MD at University of Michigan medical school, finds that drumming, guided imagery and other techniques helps heart patients.…

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