February 14, 2017
FDA Tracks Adverse Medical Events (FAERS) FDA Adverse Event Chart
February 13, 2017
Americans Avoid Seeking Healthcare Because of Costs
Assumption Of The Risk
In the Summer of 1985, I was just out of 1L and clerking at my Father’s office in Ft. Lauderdale. My first assignment involved reading depositions in the case of an amateur boxer being maintained on life support after an AAU bout in Miami. The allegation was that the bout had been negligently staged without […]
February 10, 2017
“Gaps in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s system for reporting adverse events meant that doctors and hospitals failed to inform the agency of suspected cases of a surgical device spreading cancer in women’s bodies, according to a Government Accountability Office report on Wednesday.” Reported today in Law360 (subscription required).
February 9, 2017: No. 2
DC Lawyer Accused Of Selling Sealed False Claims Complaint To Target
February 9, 2017
Judge Blocks Anthem/Cigna Merger
February 8, 2017
Daily Quality Fraud Roundup: Two doctors, $31.4 Million Florida Dermatology Fraud Alabama Pill Mill Fraud
February 7, 2017
Healthcare Hospital Manager agrees to pay $60 million dollars for up-charging procedures billed to Medicare and Medicaid. IPC Healthcare Fraud
A Landmark Decision for Patient Safety and Our Role In It
A week ago, the Florida Supreme Court decided Charles v. Baptist, a medical malpractice case filed by my Father in Duval County (Jacksonville). As is often the case, the result is rightfully credited to an army of skilled lawyers – most of them fronting their time and their money on behalf of a relatively powerless […]