Federal officials have fined University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System $470,000 for allowing an anesthesiologist who was banned from Medicare and other federal programs to treat patients and bill the government for their care. The anesthesiologist at Ronald Reagan UCLA...
The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) issued a warning this week to all individuals seeking less expensive cosmetic surgical procedures, particularly outside their home country, and especially in the hands of unlicensed practitioners operating without board...
Fall 2014 osteopathic medical college enrollment increased by 5.2% over 2013, according to data released today by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). The rise in first-year student matriculation brings the total enrollment at osteopathic medical colleges to...
After a year of emailing photos of their skin and communicating with their dermatologists online, telemedicine eczema patients showed as much improvement as patients who saw dermatologists in person, according to a recent study in JAMADermatology. The researchers recruited 156...
The Joint Commission earlier this month announced that the 2015 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals will include a new “Patient Safety Systems” chapter. The chapter will include standards from other sections of the CAMH, but will not provide new standards. The Patient...
Medical staffs across the country are discovering their governance documents are inadequate for today’s care environment. These trusted documents may provide murky guidance, be noncompliant with accreditation standards, or create liability for the hospital. Sound familiar? Tune in Wednesday,...
