Retail clinics with boutique (or concierge medicine) practices are on the rise, a study finds, but legal challenges continue.
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Mobile medicine apps are the future: legal issues remain
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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OIG Unfavorably Reviews a Laboratory Management Company’s Proposed Provision of Allergy Testing and Related Services in Exchange for a Percentage of Gross Collections
A new OIG fraud and abuse Advisory Opinion sheds makes percentage-based MSO arrangements questionable, where Medicare is involved.
11:11:11 to the 11:11:11th power
11:11:11 came in with prosperity blessings as the transformational shift awaited for centuries….
Medicare Options for Physicians: Participation, Non-Participation, or Opt Out
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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HCG – FDA drug approval / legal issues for weight loss
Texas has told weight loss clinics to stop marketing HCG for weight loss.
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Stark laws were violated as a matter of law, federal judge finds
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 to Include Complementary Medicine
Accountable care organizations (ACO) could include complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
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Spiritual care lowers depression, study finds
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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National Animal Rights Conference 2011 continues the journey home
I found myself drawn to the National Animal Rights conference in Los Angeles and was surprised by many things, mostly internal.
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