Business

Escobar Materiality Requirement Wipes Out $347 Million Jury Verdict in False Claims Act Case

Jun 19, 2018 at 03:33 pm by steve

In 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Universal Health Servs. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar which dealt, in part, with how the "materiality" requirement sh.... Read More
Clinical

USPSTF Issues Final Recommendation on PSA-Based Screening

Jun 19, 2018 at 03:30 pm by steve

Last month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published their final recommendation for screening men for prostate cancer. After reviewing the evidence, the task force is.... Read More
Business

European Union's General Data Protection Regulation

Jun 19, 2018 at 03:16 pm by steve

You may have heard a lot lately about GDPR lately and thought "Why should I care? It probably won't affect me or my business." In reality, the implications of GDPR are far-rea.... Read More
Clinical

New Procedure Offers More Affordable Treatment for Infertility

Jun 19, 2018 at 03:07 pm by steve

A new device, the INVOcell, is now available for many women seeking infertility treatment at one-third of the cost of traditional in vitro fertilization. "We call the program.... Read More
Business

Alabama Caught in the Mire of the Hospital Wage Index

Jun 19, 2018 at 03:02 pm by steve

"The methodology was flawed to begin with," says Danne Howard, chief policy officer with Alabama Hospital Association (AlaHA), about Medicare's method for calculating the reim.... Read More
Cover of May 2026 issue of BMN

May 2026

Jun 04, 2026 at 01:19 pm by kbarrettalley

The May 2026 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!