CMS Releases HITECH FAQ:Jun 29, 2009

ID THEFT SCAM AIMED AT DOCTORS:Jun 26, 2009 CMS warns of false information requests.

NEXT THREAT -- MEDICARE REPORTING AND SECTION 111:May 19, 2009 Are tricks, traps, and time-bombs the tools of choice for US healthcare reform? By Stephen A. Frew JD.

CMS New CoP's On Informed Consent -- Full Text:Jul 19, 2007 New regulations specify contents that must be included in an informed consent effective April 2007 and hospital policies and procedures required to comply with Medicare CoP's.

Medicare plan: Stop paying for hospital complications -- Automatic malpractice??:May 30, 2007 The denial process will alert patients to the fact that their condition resulted from hospital error, and can be expected to increase malpractice claims for such complications and create a legal argument that these issues are automatically malpractice.

Political Agenda Behind Congressional Cut In Funding To Successful Newborn Aids Prevention Program?:Feb 14, 2007 What lobby would politicans think is more worthy than public health and allowing more babies to live without AIDS? By Stephen A. Frew JD, Publisher.