American Family Care Founder Invests in Chronic Care Start-Up

Sep 09, 2016 at 02:19 pm by steve

Bruce Irwin, MD, Founder and Chairman of American Family Care, has made a significant investment in Pack Health, a chronic disease management company that provides patients wi.... Read More

The EPM's are Coming!

Sep 09, 2016 at 02:19 pm by steve

CMS Issues Proposed Rule for Bundled Payment Models On July 26, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued Proposed Regulations for Episode Payment Mo.... Read More

New Physician Joins Lemak

Sep 09, 2016 at 02:19 pm by steve

Calvin A. Spellmon, Jr, MD has joined Lemak Health practicing primary care sports medicine in the Lemak Chelsea location. Spellmon is board certified in Pediatrics and Primary.... Read More

Physician Assistants May Ease Coming Provider Shortage Provider Shortage

Sep 09, 2016 at 02:19 pm by steve

By 2025--less than nine years from now--the US will face a shortage of somewhere between 61,700 to 94,700 physicians. This prediction in a 2016 study by the American Academy o.... Read More

The Materiality Standard in False Claims Actions

Sep 09, 2016 at 02:19 pm by steve

The Supreme Court decided Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar on June 16, 2016 in which it ruled the implied false certification theory, previously recognized in.... Read More

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