The Commonwealth Fund published a recent report ranking 306 communities on 43 measures of health system performance. The title of the report is “Improving Health Care from the Ground Up” and can be accessed at www.commonwealthfund.org.
I have attached the ranking of the Pittsburgh community and was somewhat surprised to see it ranking in the…
In Edwards v. Geisinger Clinic the Third Circuit held that a health clinic’s statement to a physician and to immigration officials regarding a physician’s “at least three year” employment did not create an employment contract.
A physician took a job with a health clinic with the understanding that he must work at the clinic for…
The Health Care Compliance Association says that, “The CHC© is a professional with knowledge of relevant regulations and expertise in compliance processes sufficient to assist the health care industry to understand and address legal obligations, and promote organizational integrity through the operation of effective compliance programs.”
Michael Cassidy, chair of the Health Care…
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Although this topic is not related to our mission at Med Law Blog, it is so important locally that we believe it necessary to post, and ask for your tolerance.
On December 27, 2011, Allegheny County mailed new 2012 property assessments to all residential properties within the City of Pittsburgh and the Borough…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has announced the Medical Records Fees for 2012.
All domestic and foreign profit and nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, business trusts, insignias and marks, that have not made a new or amended filing with the Pennsylvania Corporation Bureau from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2011 shall be required to file a Decennial Report on or before December…
The annual US News and World Report Best Law Firm survey ranks Tucker Arensberg in the Best Law Firms as a Tier 1 Pittsburgh law firm in the healthcare, and many other categories.
http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/firms/tucker-arensberg-p-c-/overview/18425/
Highmark and WPAHS have signed the final affiliation documents and filed them with the Pennsylvania Insurance Deoartment. The filing, which includes the terms of the agreement, the revised bylaws, and the proposed organization structure are available via this link:
https://www.highmark.com/hmk2/about/newsroom/2011/hmwp/forma.pdf
The final rule on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) has been released by CMS. The final rule implements section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act which contains provisions relating to Medicare payments to providers of services and suppliers participating in ACOs under the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
An advance copy of the final rule may be…
