A San Diego physician and her medical practice have agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations they knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare and TriCare.
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Tufts physician sues hospital after COVID vaccine firing
A former physician at Tufts Medical Center in Boston is suing her former employer, alleging she was wrongfully terminated after she refused the COVID-19 vaccine, The Boston Globe reported Oct. 10.
The 10 most frequent malpractice-related allegations
The most frequent cause of medical malpractice allegations against physicians is a failure to diagnose patients or a delay of diagnosis, according to Medscape’s “The Rising Price of Risk Management: Physicians and Malpractice Report 2024,” published Oc…
Texas' gold card law: 5 things to know
Ezequiel Silva, MD, a radiologist at San Antonio-based South Texas Radiology Group and chair of the Texas Medical Association’s Council on Legislation sat down with the American Medical Association to discuss Texas’ gold card law and its impact on the …
7 ways to discourage malpractice lawsuits
Among physicians surveyed in Medscape’s “The Rising Price of Risk Management: Physicians and Malpractice Report 2024,” published Oct. 11, 53% believe that improving physician communication with patients is the best way to discourage malpractice lawsuit…
Annual malpractice premium costs for employed, self-employed physicians
Malpractice premiums are on the rise nationwide, according to Medscape’s “The Rising Price of Risk Management: Physicians and Malpractice Report 2024,” published Oct. 11.
5 hospitals shuttering surgical services
More hospitals are shuttering surgical services amid financial challenges amid soaring costs and declining reimbursements.
5 hospitals, health systems facing Stark law allegations
The Department of Justice is doubling down on Stark law violations, with CMS settling a record-breaking total of $12.6 million in Stark law in 2023, a 552% increase from 2021.
Baxter Health expands anesthesia coverage with new hire
Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter Health has hired anesthesiologist Miguel Plaza-Lloret, MD, to its medical staff.
3 states with new malpractice legislation in 2024
There were 57 medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more, with more than half of those verdicts hitting $25 million — and the legislation surrounding malpractice lawsuits and physician liability could be changing in a number of states.
