CMS Clears Up Confusion Over Texting Policy Following confusing and contradicting guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has clarified its stance on the use of text messaging patient information between providers. Read More... January 16, 2018 CMS, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Whistleblowers: DEA attorneys went easy on McKesson, the country's largest drug distributor In 2014, after two years of painstaking inquiry by nine DEA field divisions and 12 U.S. Attorneys, investigators built a powerful case against McKesson for the company's role in the opioid crisis. Read More... January 4, 2018 DEA, McKesson, Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
UnitedHealth Buys Large Doctors Group as Lines Blur in Health Care In another example of the blurring boundaries in the health care industry, UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation’s largest insurers, said on Wednesday that it is buying a large physician group to add to its existing roster of 30,000 doctors. Read More December 7, 2017 Insurance, United Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Drugmaker paid doctors with problem records to promote its pill (CNN)One physician had his prescription pad taken away after he repeatedly failed tests assessing his competency. Another was banned from treating mentally ill inmates and accused of endangering nursing home patients by prescribing excessive dosages of medications. At least three others had criminal convictions for illegal prescribing. Read More... December 5, 2017 Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Thanks to CVS, Aetna and Apple, virtual medicine is getting the marketing boost it needs Telemedicine, or virtual medical consults by phone or video, has been the "next big thing" in health care for more than a decade. But year after year, countless studies have found that telemedicine companies are held back by a lack of awareness among consumers. Now, thanks to a marketing boost from behemoths like Apple, Aetna and CVS, telemedicine might finally take off Read More... December 5, 2017 Insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »
