Physician Gave Chemo to Patients Without Cancer, Feds Say
Physician Gave Chemo to Patients Without Cancer, Feds Say Hematologist-oncologist Farid Fata, MD, in suburban Detroit, Michigan, was arrested August 6 and charged with Medicare fraud in a federal case...
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What Is a Personal Injury Case?
What Is a Personal Injury Case? A personal injury case is a legal contest, usually between private parties, in which one side is seeking money damages from the other side as compensation for injuries....
View ArticlePhysicians’ Diagnostic Overconfidence May be Harming Patients
Physicians’ Diagnostic Overconfidence May be Harming Patients Institutions that notice diagnostic errors need to have a better way to notify doctors when their diagnoses are incorrect, researchers say,...
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Medical Errors at 10 CA Hospitals Draw Fines of $625K
Medical Errors at 10 CA Hospitals Draw Fines of $625K California’s latest round of penalties for hospital blunders that resulted in patient harm or death includes a wrong-site surgery, feeding errors,...
View ArticlePaying for SGR Fix Proving a Challenge
Paying for SGR Fix Proving a Challenge WASHINGTON — The price tag for a bill to repeal and replace Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment formula could cost significantly more than just...
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Beware Of Cancer Metastasizing To Your Wallet
Beware Of Cancer Metastasizing To Your Wallet Joanne Reed’s breast cancer was discovered at an early stage, early enough that her doctors would be able to remove the tumor with surgery (either a...
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Radiation Treatment Lawsuit Settled for $15M
Radiation Treatment Lawsuit Settled for $15M The family of a lung cancer patient who suffered injuries after he was exposed to overdoses of radiation has settled a lawsuit for $15 million in...
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How Many Die From Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals?
How Many Die From Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals? It seems that every time researchers estimate how often a medical mistake contributes to a hospital patient’s death, the numbers come out worse. In...
View Article$20 million whistleblower lawsuit alleging health care fraud settled
$20 million whistleblower lawsuit alleging health care fraud settled A federal whistleblower case against a local physicians group has been settled, according to a press release issued Sept. 30. The...
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Malpractice Premiums Drop for 6th Straight Year
Malpractice Premiums Drop for 6th Straight Year Judging by 3 representative specialties, physicians in 2013 are once again experiencing relief on malpractice insurance premiums. Collective rates for...
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