On July 16, 2015, in Allstate New Jersey Insurance Co. v. Gregorio Lajara, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the right to a civil jury trial provided by Article ...
The United States District for the District of New Jersey has certified as a class action a lawsuit brought on behalf of thousands of chiropractic physicians who were denied reimbursement ...
A key feature of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the loosening of Medicaid eligibility requirements, is aimed at making coverage available to the working poor whose wages are near the ...
The insurance system — whether involving private policies or public programs like Medicare and Medicaid — is a double-edged sword for physicians and medical professionals. While it provides a means ...
A number of small medical practices facing increased financial pressure and competition from urgent care clinics and other large providers have taken unconventional steps to increase revenues and get the ...
Most people believe that the complexity and specialized knowledge involved in any given profession makes others in that profession better equipped to regulate their own members than any outside concern. ...
Facing allegations of professional malpractice can be a traumatic experience for many medical professionals. Even when the allegations are without merit, the accused can be plagued by self-doubt. Physicians by ...
Medical professionals have long believed that many malpractice lawsuits could be avoided if doctors had more freedom to discuss adverse results candidly with patients and family members. Unfortunately, the fact ...
A great deal of focus has been placed on statistics and trends during the six-month open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange policies and Medicaid expansion. During that ...
No medical office looks forward to an audit by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Even practitioners who are supremely confident in both their compliance and the quality ...
Especially in the new landscape of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many doctors are exploring ways to cut costs and increase efficiency. Merging with an existing medical practice allows doctors ...
Doctors are in the business of constantly considering whether the benefits of a certain treatment or medication outweigh its side effects, health risks and costs. In order to run a ...
For the first time, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released data on Medicare fees paid to health care providers. The new policy is intended to increase ...
Quality-of-care provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) link Medicare reimbursement to hospital performance. These new rules are intended to cut unnecessary Medicare costs and reward medical providers that deliver ...
Technology provides undeniable benefits to medical recordkeeping. A computerized system allows medical care providers to store and share crucial patient information more cost-effectively and efficiently than the outmoded paper file ...
