Andrea Ferrari, JD, MPH, a senior associate at HealthCare Appraisers (HAI), was recently named vice chair of the FMV Affinity Group at the American Health Lawyers Association.
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The South Carolina Budget and Control Board voted Tuesday to raise premiums for the state health plan, instituting a 4.5 percent increase in health insurance for public employees in 2012, according to a WSPA report.
A New York anesthesiologist and his lawyers have alleged that hospitals have been dramatically overcharging patients for anesthesia services for years, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
Local infiltration analgesia provided better post-operative pain management for total knee arthroplasty than intrathecal morphine, according to a study published in the Aug. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Partners HealthCare System, the largest hospital and physicians network in Massachusetts, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Neighborhood Health Plan, a non-profit insurer with more than 240,000 beneficiaries in the state, according to a Boston Globe report.
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Although the number of studies published in scientific research journals increased 44 percent since 2001, the number of retracted articles due to research flaws increased 15-fold over the same time period, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The CDC makes the following 13 recommendations for indications for handwashing and hand antisepsis in its "Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings."
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