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38 Individuals Arrested For Alleged $142M In Medicare Fraud

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced the arrest of 38 individuals in South Florida over allegations that they defrauded Medicare of more than $142 million after a more than two-month investigation by federal, state and local authorities, the Miami Herald reports. U.S. [click link for full art ...

read more Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced the arrest of 38 individuals in South Florida over allegations that they defrauded Medicare of more than $142 million after a more than two-month investigation by federal, state and local authorities, the Miami Herald reports. U.S. [click link for full art read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

Study Finds Gap Between Practice, Attitudes Toward Medical Errors

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
When it comes to disclosing medical errors to patients, there is a gap between physicians' attitudes and their real-world experiences admitting such errors, according to a University of Iowa study.From a survey of faculty physicians, resident physicians and medical students, researchers found that w ...

read more When it comes to disclosing medical errors to patients, there is a gap between physicians' attitudes and their real-world experiences admitting such errors, according to a University of Iowa study.From a survey of faculty physicians, resident physicians and medical students, researchers found that w read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

Purdue Pharma, Executives Plead Guilty To Misbranding OxyContin, Fined $634.5M

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Purdue Pharma and three of the company's current and former executives on Thursday pleaded guilty to misleading the public about the safety of its painkiller OxyContin and agreed to pay $634.5 million in fines, the Los Angeles Times reports. [click link for full article] ...

read more Purdue Pharma and three of the company's current and former executives on Thursday pleaded guilty to misleading the public about the safety of its painkiller OxyContin and agreed to pay $634.5 million in fines, the Los Angeles Times reports. [click link for full article] read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

Medicines Counterfeiting: A Simple And Effective Solution Exists To Protect Patients

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Aegate Ltd today told EU decision makers, participating in the first European Parliament symposium on medicines counterfeiting[1], that its patient safety and anti-counterfeit solution will protect patients and contribute to combating the growing problem of medicines counterfeiting in Europe. [click ...

read more Aegate Ltd today told EU decision makers, participating in the first European Parliament symposium on medicines counterfeiting[1], that its patient safety and anti-counterfeit solution will protect patients and contribute to combating the growing problem of medicines counterfeiting in Europe. [click read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Developments Related To Medical Malpractice In Two States

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Summaries of recent developments related to medical malpractice in two states appear below.Arizona: The Arizona House on Monday rejected a bill (SB 1032) that would have made malpractice lawsuits against emergency department physicians and staff more difficult for plaintiffs to win, the [click lin ...

read more Summaries of recent developments related to medical malpractice in two states appear below.Arizona: The Arizona House on Monday rejected a bill (SB 1032) that would have made malpractice lawsuits against emergency department physicians and staff more difficult for plaintiffs to win, the [click lin read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

Purdue Pharma Agrees To $19.5M Settlement With States Over Allegations Of Illegal Marketing Of OxyContin

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Purdue Pharma has agreed to pay $19.5 million to 26 states and Washington, D.C., to settle claims that the company promoted its painkiller OxyContin for off-label uses, the company announced on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reports (Wall Street Journal, 5/9). [click link for full article] ...

read more Purdue Pharma has agreed to pay $19.5 million to 26 states and Washington, D.C., to settle claims that the company promoted its painkiller OxyContin for off-label uses, the company announced on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reports (Wall Street Journal, 5/9). [click link for full article] read more Sun May 2007 Sun May 2007

Purdue Pharma Agrees To $19.5M Settlement With States Over Allegations Of Illegal Marketing Of OxyContin

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Purdue Pharma has agreed to pay $19.5 million to 26 states and Washington, D.C., to settle claims that the company promoted its painkiller OxyContin for off-label uses, the company announced on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reports (Wall Street Journal, 5/9). [click link for full article] ...

read more Purdue Pharma has agreed to pay $19.5 million to 26 states and Washington, D.C., to settle claims that the company promoted its painkiller OxyContin for off-label uses, the company announced on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reports (Wall Street Journal, 5/9). [click link for full article] read more Sun May 2007 Sun May 2007

FDA Announces Results Of Investigation Into Illegal Promotion Of OxyContin By The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) announced today that The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. has agreed to pay more than $700 million to resolve criminal charges and civil liabilities in connection with several illegal schemes to promote, market and s ...

read more The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) announced today that The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. has agreed to pay more than $700 million to resolve criminal charges and civil liabilities in connection with several illegal schemes to promote, market and s read more Sun May 2007 Sun May 2007

FDA Announces Results Of Investigation Into Illegal Promotion Of OxyContin By The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) announced today that The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. has agreed to pay more than $700 million to resolve criminal charges and civil liabilities in connection with several illegal schemes to promote, market and s ...

read more The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) announced today that The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. has agreed to pay more than $700 million to resolve criminal charges and civil liabilities in connection with several illegal schemes to promote, market and s read more Sun May 2007 Sun May 2007

FDA's 'Draconian Policies' Should Be Checked By Court, Op-Ed Says

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
"FDA's handing of Genasense lays bare the all too common, aggressive incompetence of the FDA's cancer-drug division and should lead to an immediate examination of its policies and leadership, followed by swift corrective action," Steven Walker, co-founder and chief adviser for the [click link for f ...

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Prison Sentence For Illegal Drugs Advertising, UK

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
A Manchester man, Martin Simon Hickman of Ashton Under-Lyne was sentenced at the High Court of Justice for 3 months yesterday for contempt of court.Mr. Hickman failed to abide by the conditions set by the High Court injunction in September 2006, ordering him to cease advertising certain medicinal pr ...

read more A Manchester man, Martin Simon Hickman of Ashton Under-Lyne was sentenced at the High Court of Justice for 3 months yesterday for contempt of court.Mr. Hickman failed to abide by the conditions set by the High Court injunction in September 2006, ordering him to cease advertising certain medicinal pr read more Tue May 2007 Tue May 2007

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Medical Malpractice Developments

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Summaries of recent news coverage about medical malpractice in Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania appear below.Nebraska: The state Senate recently passed a bill ( [click link for full article] ...

read more Summaries of recent news coverage about medical malpractice in Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania appear below.Nebraska: The state Senate recently passed a bill ( [click link for full article] read more Tue May 2007 Tue May 2007

Reps. Kennedy, Ramstad Release Report On Hearings On Mental Health Parity Legislation

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) on Wednesday released a summary of 14 field hearings conducted nationwide on mental health parity legislation, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 5/2). Legislation ( [click link for full article] ...

read more Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) on Wednesday released a summary of 14 field hearings conducted nationwide on mental health parity legislation, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 5/2). Legislation ( [click link for full article] read more Mon May 2007 Mon May 2007

WHO Launches 'Nine Patient Safety Solutions' - Solutions To Prevent Health Care-related Harm

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
WHO is today launching "Nine patient safety solutions" to help reduce the toll of health care-related harm affecting millions of patients worldwide. "Recognizing that health care errors affect one in every 10 patients around the world, the WHO's World Alliance for Patient Safety and the Collaboratin ...

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Ohio Supreme Court To Hear Case Challenging Constitutionality Of State Law Limiting Pain-and-Suffering Awards

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of a 2005 state law that limits pain-and-suffering awards, brought by a woman who said she developed blood clots after using Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ortho-McNeil's birth control patch Ortho Evra, the ...

read more The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of a 2005 state law that limits pain-and-suffering awards, brought by a woman who said she developed blood clots after using Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ortho-McNeil's birth control patch Ortho Evra, the read more Fri May 2007 Fri May 2007

Louisiana Physicians Sue State, Seeking $100M For Care Provided To Low-Income, Uninsured After Hurricane Katrina

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Nearly 400 Louisiana physicians at a hospital outside of New Orleans on Monday sued the state for $100 million, saying they were never reimbursed for care they provided at no cost to low-income and uninsured patients after Hurricane Katrina, the Los Angeles Times reports (Simmons, Los Angeles Times, ...

read more Nearly 400 Louisiana physicians at a hospital outside of New Orleans on Monday sued the state for $100 million, saying they were never reimbursed for care they provided at no cost to low-income and uninsured patients after Hurricane Katrina, the Los Angeles Times reports (Simmons, Los Angeles Times, read more Thu May 2007 Thu May 2007

Medical Justice Celebrates Five Years Of Protecting Good Doctors Against Bad Lawyers

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Although P.A.P.A. has made great strides in keeping the medical liability reform debate alive on both the state and national level, there is still much to be done before Pennsylvania and New Jersey tort reform becomes a reality. Fortunately, Medical Justice, a P.A.P.A. strategic partner, has been ef ...

read more Although P.A.P.A. has made great strides in keeping the medical liability reform debate alive on both the state and national level, there is still much to be done before Pennsylvania and New Jersey tort reform becomes a reality. Fortunately, Medical Justice, a P.A.P.A. strategic partner, has been ef read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

Patient Safety Authority Issues Annual Report For 2006, Pennsylvania, USA

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
The Patient Safety Authority issued its Annual Report for 2006 with survey information indicating that change is occurring as a result of guidance issued in Patient Safety Advisories, but the survey also indicated more work is needed to improve patient safety and reduce preventable medical errors in ...

read more The Patient Safety Authority issued its Annual Report for 2006 with survey information indicating that change is occurring as a result of guidance issued in Patient Safety Advisories, but the survey also indicated more work is needed to improve patient safety and reduce preventable medical errors in read more Tue May 2007 Tue May 2007

Report Analyzes Deficit Reduction Act's Effect On Medicaid Long-Term Care Coverage Access, Eligibility

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
"Medicaid Long-Term Care: Few Transferred Assets Before Applying for Nursing Home Coverage; Impact of Deficit Reduction Act on Eligibility Is Uncertain," Government Accountability Office: For the report, GAO uses Health and Retirement Study data to determine how Deficit Reduction Act asset requireme ...

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Organon Starts Legal Proceedings In Portugal In Defence Of Livial

Categorie : Medical Malpractice / Litigation
Organon will today open legal proceedings against the suppliers of two drugs for infringement of its chemical purity and particle size patents for tibolone. The action will be filed in Portugal, where the infringements are alleged to have occurred. [click link for full article] ...

read more Organon will today open legal proceedings against the suppliers of two drugs for infringement of its chemical purity and particle size patents for tibolone. The action will be filed in Portugal, where the infringements are alleged to have occurred. [click link for full article] read more Sat Apr 2007 Sat Apr 2007

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