January 25, 2010 The consequences for physician group practices and other healthcare organizations that fail to protect the privacy and security of patient records continue to escalate. ... FULL STORY
December 14, 2009 Scott & White Healthcare, the physician led and managed system based in Temple, Texas, is going ahead with plans to make a children’s hospital out of a struggling facility acquired earlier this year, saying the system fulfilled an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to shop the... ... FULL STORY
November 23, 2009 Scott & White Healthcare, the physician-led and-managed system based in Temple, Texas, took ownership of the only other hospital in its home town earlier this year, planning to turn it into a children's hospital. It appears the Federal Trade Commission has different plans for it. ... FULL STORY
September 28, 2009 The Montana Supreme Court will decide whether the state constitution protects physicians from prosecution if they prescribe lethal medication to terminal patients who ask for it. ... FULL STORY
By Gregg Blesch September 14, 2009 How much is it appropriate for a hospital to pay a physician? Without explaining how the line was drawn, the Justice Department says it was crossed in Waterloo, Iowa, when Covenant Medical Center paid a handful of employed specialists sums as high as $1.8 million apiece. ... FULL STORY