Southern District Of Georgia Announces Largest Hospital Drug Diversion Civil Penalty Settlement in U.S. History SAVANNAH, GA: In the nation’s largest settlement of its kind involving allegations of drug diversion at a hospital, Effingham Health System has agreed to pay the United States $4.1 million to resolve allegations that Effingham Health System failed to provide … Read more
Most hospitals, clinics, and physician practices have fancy websites these days, but those websites may be the newest source for law suits – ones that your insurance may not cover. It is not clear whether state and federal accessibility laws apply to all websites, but good risk management practice suggests that healthcare organizations convert their … Read more
[Sarcastic graphic omitted, but the temptation was almost too much] CMS is predicting an effective implementation date of October 1, 2016 for its new requirement that you “MOON” observation patients — or just as soon as its proper form of MOONing completes the public comment process (and any revisions). I really don’t know who comes … Read more