Alpharma Inc. will pay $42.5 million to resolve whistleblower kickback and False Claims Act allegations for its marketing of the painkiller Kadian, the Justice Department said.
The American Medical Association launched the National Managed Care Contract, an online database that the physicians' association said will help its members negotiate better contracts with managed care organizations. NMCC will provide model contract language that complies...
An expert panel convened by the American College of Physicians says that properly designed pay-for-performance programs can strengthen physician-patient relations and improve care.
Leading provider groups used the last day of a public comment period to urge CMS to scale back the proposed rule establishing meaningful use criteria for electronic health records incentive programs.
Detroit Medical Center's Children's Hospital of Michigan has established new agreements with Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and Hurley Medical Center in Flint to expand pediatric surgical expertise at these two hospitals.
A recent survey found that employers are frustrated that employees aren't taking advantage of their work-based wellness programs to rid themselves of unhealthy habits such as smoking and excess weight.
The Nashville, TN, Metro Council is set to consider a measure next month asking gubernatorial candidates to deliver nearly $20 million per year in federal funding for Nashville General Hospital that advocates say is being withheld by the state. The...
Depending upon how well they are organized, board meetings can provide vital monthly or quarterly face-to-face time among the decision-makers to keep your physician practice running smoothly. At Radiological Associates of Sacramento, the monthly practice board meeting...
It is common for patients 65 and older to get potentially inappropriate medications when treated in emergency departments, a new University of Michigan Health System study has found. Nearly 19.5 million older patients, or 16.8% of eligible emergency visits from 2000-2006,...
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said his office has uncovered a potentially anticompetitive practice by health insurance companies that could raise healthcare costs and lower competition.
