In a setback for physicians and hospitals, the Illinois Supreme Court nullified the state's medical malpractice law, ruling that a cap on non-economic damages enacted in 2005 by the state legislature is invalid.
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Independent actuaries working for the CMS reported that the healthcare sector's share of the economy grew by 1.1 percent in 2009, the largest one-year increase ever reported, according to a report in Health Affairs.
North Central Orthopedics and Goshen Bone and Joint Center, both located in Goshen, Ind., are merging to form Goshen Orthopedic Care, which will be part of Goshen Health System, according to a report in The Goshen News.
Romilla Anwar, MD, of New Providence, N.J., and Anatoly Sunik of Rego Park, N.Y., were sentenced on Jan. 29, 2010, to 30 months and 12 months in prison, respectively, in a Manhattan Federal Court after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud…
St. Paul, Minn.-based St. Jude Medical has announced FDA clearance of its Swift-Lock anchor, a new product designed to help physicians efficiently secure neurostimulation leads utilized in spinal cord stimulation therapy for the management of chronic pain, according to a…
Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Ill, has added board-certified orthopedic surgeon Theron Jameson, DO, to its staff, according to a report by the Journal-Pilot.
A bill in the Pennsylvania Senate introduced by Sen. John Rafferty (R-Collegeville) would reduce medical malpractice insurance costs in the state by setting the basic medical liability coverage level that at $500,000, according to a report by the Republican Herald.
The Christ Hospital and the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati have settled a federal whistleblower lawsuit on alleged kickbacks to physicians for a sum that could approach $100 million, according to a report by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
It is unlikely there will be enough orthopedic surgeons in the United States to perform the number of hip and knee replacements that would be in demand by 2016, according to a study presented at the 2009 American Academy of…
As lobbying intensifies, momentum is building to provide a five-year reprieve that would block a 21-percent fee cut to physicians who treat Medicare patients. If no legislative action is taken this month, the physician pay cut is set to go…