Leigh Page Physicians who misuse the “copy-and-paste” feature in patients’ electronic health records (EHRs) can face serious consequences, including lost hospital privileges, fines, and malpractice lawsuits. In California, a locum tenens physician lost her hospital privileges after repeatedly violating the copy-and-paste policy developed at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, California. “Her use of copy...
by Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth insurance premiums keep rising and many employees carry high-deductible plans that mean bills of $100 or more for a visit to the doctor. Meanwhile, the CEOs of the top 10 health insurance companies were paid between $13 million and $22 million in total compensation in 2022,...
Beth Snyder BulikSenior Editor(This story is from our new Health Tech newsletter. If you’d like to sign up, just click here.) Eli Lilly has struck a deal with Amazon Pharmacy to deliver its obesity, diabetes and migraine medicines directly to patients. Amazon will work through Lilly’s recently launched LillyDirect telehealth platform. It’s the first time...
by Markian Hawryluk, KFF Health News Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. spends huge amounts of money on health care that does little or nothing to help patients, and may even harm them. In Colorado, a new analysis shows that the number of tests and treatments conducted for which the risks and costs exceed the benefits...
by Public Library of Science Researchers highlight how manufacturers have listed an increasing number of patents on insulin products over the years. Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya, Unsplash (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)Over the last four decades, insulin manufacturers have extended their periods of market exclusivity on brand-name insulin products by employing several strategies, including filing additional patents on their...
By Susanna Vogel | Associate Editor Hispanolistic via Getty Images Dive Brief:– The CMS continued its crackdown on hospice fraud on Tuesday, announcing nearly 400 hospice facilities may be removed from Medicare if the practices cannot prove they’re legitimate enterprises through address verification.– The agency identified the potentially fraudulent operations by making unannounced visits to...
Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital diagnostic tools. “A growing number of clinical diagnostic tests are being offered as laboratory developed tests without assurance that they work. The stakes are getting higher as...
Ann W. Latner, JD August 21, 2023You’ve practiced medicine for years without issues, but now you are facing a medical malpractice case. No worries — you’ve had professional liability insurance all this time, so surely there’s nothing to be concerned about. Undoubtedly, your medical malpractice insurer will cover the costs of defending you. Or will...
