Businesses formed by physicians are covered by a state law that caps the damages in medical malpractice that can be collected from healthcare...Read More »
Carolyn Clancy, MD, left the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) last month to begin work as Assistant Deputy Undersecretary for...Read More »
It’s happening in South Carolina and across the nation—hospitals are acquiring more physician practices as they prepare to move away from a fee-...Read More »
In an effort to increase the shelf life of medical guidelines and recommendations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...Read More »
The Joint Commission is seeking input on proposed changes to its diagnostic imaging requirements for the ambulatory care, critical access hospital...Read More »
Medical malpractice has been singled out by many as the top culprit for rising healthcare costs. However, medical malpractice payments made on...Read More »
A veteran nurse present during a botched kidney transplant the University of Toledo Medical Center, in Toledo, Ohio, last summer has sued for...Read More »