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AMA Studies Show Cost Burden of the Medical Liability System

CHICAGO—The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released two new trend reports in its Policy Research Perspective series illustrating the price of the medical liability system. ...More
January 4, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
DaVita Announces Government Inquiry

DENVER—DaVita Inc. announced Oct. 25 that it has been advised that it will be receiving a request for documents, which could include an administrative subpoena from the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...More
October 25, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation
DaVita Announces Estimate of 3Q Results

DENVER —DaVita Inc. has an operating income in the range of $314 million and $322 million and said there is a continued deterioration in its mix of treatments reimbursed by non-government payers as a percentage of total treatments, according to estimates the dialysis ...More
October 18, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Fresenius Refutes Baxter Claim

It was reported yesterday that Baxter International was seeking to collect millions of dollars in damages from Fresenius; however, Fresenius emailed MassDevice later in the day on Aug. 17 saying Baxter’s attempt is "without merit." ...More
August 18, 2011
Posted in Blog, Business
Fresenius, Renal Advantage Face Separate Legal Issues

Although their merger has yet to be officially completed, Fresenius and Renal Advantage face separate legal issues stemming from patent payments and dietitian compensations, respectively. ...More
August 17, 2011
Posted in Blog, Business, Government & Regulation
DaVita Named in Whistleblower Lawsuit

ATLANTA—In a whistleblower lawsuit, dialysis provider DaVita has been accused of intentionally throwing away extra medication in order to boost reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid. ...More
July 27, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Lufkin Nurse Murder Trial Set for September

Jury selection will start Aug. 9 for the September capital murder trial for Kimberly Saenz, a former nurse who is accused of killing five dialysis patients with bleach, according to a July 10 report from the Lufkin Daily News. ...More
July 11, 2011
Posted in Blog, Business, Practice Management
Number Inpatient, Outpatient Malpractice Claims Similar

CHICAGO— In an examination of trends of malpractice claims, there has been a greater decline in the rate of paid claims for inpatient settings than outpatient settings, and in 2009, the number of malpractice claims for events resulting in paid malpractice claims in ...More
June 14, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Q&A With End-of-Life Care Book Author

On the heels of the paperback release of "No Good Deed: A Story of Medicine, Murder Accusations, and the Debate over How We Die," I asked the book's author Dr. Lewis Cohen a few questions to gain a little more insight into this topic. ...More
June 14, 2011
Posted in Blog, Practice Management
Judge Increases Fresenius Medicare Fraud Penalty

NASHVILLE—A federal judge ruled on May 26 that Fresenius must now pay the U.S. government $82.6 million instead of the original $19.3 million penalty handed down last year for Medicare fraud, according to a report from the Tennessean. ...More
May 27, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation