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
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Mobile medicine apps are the future, as we move increasingly into digital, virtual communication; yet FDA medical device and other legal issues remain.
OIG Unfavorably Reviews a Laboratory Management Company’s Proposed Provision of Allergy Testing and Related Services in Exchange for a Percentage of Gross Collections
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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
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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
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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.
HCG – FDA drug approval / legal issues for weight loss
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Texas has told weight loss clinics to stop marketing HCG for weight loss.
Stark laws were violated as a matter of law, federal judge finds
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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.
Accountable Care Organizations to Include Complementary Medicine
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Accountable care organizations (ACO) could include complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
Spiritual care lowers depression, study finds
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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.
National Animal Rights Conference 2011 continues the journey home
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I found myself drawn to the National Animal Rights conference in Los Angeles and was surprised by many things, mostly internal.