Medicare paid a Pennsylanvia hospital $6.15 million in the 2003 to treat some of the Erie hospital’s oldest, sickest patients. Now the hospital will pay $1.9M to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit that claimed the hospital submitted Medicare claims that exceeded its actual costs. Seven hospitals have reached settlements in connection…
Diabetic supply maker Bayer Healthcare, a unit of Bayer AG, has agreed to pay $97.5 M to settle claims that it paid kickbacks to several diabetic suppliers and caused them to submit false Medicare claims, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Bayer agreed to enter into a corporate integrity agreement…
A panel of the Texas Medical Board has temporarily suspended the license of Eli T. Anderson, M.D., license #E6214, of Houston , after determining that Dr. Anderson’s continuation in the practice of medicine presents a continuing threat to the public welfare. The action was based on evidence the board received…
A panel of the Texas Medical Board suspended the license of Harold Clay Henderson, M.D., of Dallas, license number G3937, after determining that Dr. Henderson’s continuation in the practice of medicine presents a continuing threat to the public welfare. The temporary suspension hearing took place Monday, October 27, under the…
The Texas Medical Board has named Alan T. Moore, M.D., as interim medical director of the agency. Dr. Moore graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and received his medical degree from the U.T. Southwestern Medical School, where he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor…
GlaxoSmithKline PLC agreed to pay $40 million to settle claims in a class-action lawsuit that it improperly marketed the antidepressant Paxil for use in children. The suit claimed Glaxo had withheld information that the drug was neither safe nor effective in this age group. The money will be used to…
At its October 9-10 meeting, the Texas Medical Board took disciplinary action against 34 licensed physicians. The actions included three violations based on quality of care; two actions based on unprofessional conduct; one action based on violation of probation or prior order; one action that terminated a prior suspension; two…
Texas Supreme Court earlier in September, declined to hear a case on whether or not medical malpractice damage caps violate state constitutional rights. Attorneys for the hospital industry and the Texas Medical Association (TMA) had appealed the issue directly to the Supreme Court, bypassing the court of appeals. The attorneys…
Medical peer review is an essential component of quality patient care. The Federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) of 1986 was promulgated by Congress to grant confidentiality and immunity from liability to those who conduct reviews in good faith. All States, recognize a privilege that generally protects information generated…
A panel of the Texas Medical Board suspended the license of Nancy Louise Anderson, M.D., license number F7350, after determining that Dr. Anderson’s continuation in the practice of medicine presents a continuing threat to the public welfare. The action was based on the panel’s findings of violations of a 2008…