Posted By Michael Cassidy http://www.medlawblog.com Two former employees of East Tennessee Heart Consultants, a forty physician cardiology practice in Tennessee, tipped off federal prosecutors, who then filed a qui tam claim alleging the cardiology practice had a policy of retaining overpayments for services provided unless refunds were specifically requested, and that the practice maintained its […]

By DR. STEPHEN ULRICH http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com Today a strong, dust-filled wind blew out of the south, kicked up a loose pop can and rattled it down the gravel street that serves as home to the Headquarters of the 2nd of the 137th General Support Aviation Battalion or GSAB for short. I picked up the can and […]

Government rules, insurance claims increase workloads By Bette Nunn Governmental guidelines, new technology and the computer age have brought about many changes in our lives. In the field of health care, the changes have been even more dramatic. Doctors’ offices and hospitals are among those that have experienced major changes. In Martinsville and other areas […]

BY LORRAINE ASH DAILY RECORD http://www.dailyrecord.com/ When Orlando Serino opened the front door of his daughter’s Madison home, the 86-year-old smiled from ear to ear. “Doctor,” he said, “you come in.” Dr. Milton “Mickey”Mintz entered, a medical bag in each hand. “Hello, Orlando. I’ll head right on up to your wife,” he said. “Then I […]

Emergency physician wins national honor for his approach By LYNDA STRINGER / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News Ralph W. Kelly’s childhood experiences growing up poor with eight brothers and sisters and little access to medical care instilled in him not only a passion to practice medicine, but also a strong desire to care […]

Albany Lawyer http://www.wredlich.com I mentioned briefly my own proposal for tort reform in my last post. Cyrus Dugger from tortdeform.com encouraged me to describe my proposal in more detail, after I mentioned I was thinking about doing so. So here we go … It’s a simple proposal – eliminate pain and suffering damages for cases […]

BY BRIAN BRUEGGEMANN News-Democrat http://www.belleville.com Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has appointed three fellow judges to serve on a new committee that will meet with doctors and study medical malpractice issues. “These judges are willing to go out into the community and talk to doctors, medical professionals and lawyers, to have a real dialogue […]

By Martha Kerr Reuters Health http://www.sciam.com In what they call an historic move, 10 large American professional medical associations have banded together to issue principles for the reform of the country’s healthcare system. The eleven Principles for the Reform of the U. S. Health Care System were issued today, and are “intended to help provide […]

ANNA VELASCO News staff writer http://www.al.com Jefferson and Shelby counties are home to 11 general, acute-care hospitals where about 30 neurosurgeons practice during the week. But on many weekends, the number of brain surgeons available to treat head traumas, hemorrhagic strokes and aneurysms drops to three or four. The shortage of neurosurgeons on call during […]