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Litigation Against ASCs on the Upswing

Written by Staff
"More surgeries are shifting from hospitals to outpatient surgical centers, a trend that is starting to generate more medical malpractice litigation," the National Law Journal reports in an article that quotes Scott Becker, JD, CPA.
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Fee Splitting Arrangement Between Physicians and Medical Biller Invalidated by Court

Written by Stephanie Wasek
An Illinois appeals court has ruled that a percentage-based fee arrangement between a physician group and a medical billing company is invalid, affirming an earlier circuit court decision.
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New Web Site Addresses Latest Endoscopic Sedation Practices and Safety

Written by Staff
GI endoscopists and gastroenterology nurses who assist with endoscopic procedures can now access a new online resource which will provide them with the latest information on endoscopic sedation.
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Malice in Peer Review Leads Minnesota Court to Uphold Injunction

Written by Rob Kurtz
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld an injunction preventing a hospital from disciplining one of its physicians after finding that the hospital’s peer-review process leading to the discipline of the physician was performed with malice and repeatedly violated the physician’s procedural rights.
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N.Y. Times Reports on Physician-Owned Hospitals

Written by Stephanie Wasek
Congressional Democrats have been pushing curbs on physician-owned hospitals as a way to contain Medicare costs, but lobbyist efforts are carving out exemptions for some facilities, reports the N.Y. Times in a story not very favorable to physician-ownership and specialty hospitals.
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