Business of Medicine News

• EXPLAINER: Employers Have Legal Right to Mandate COVID Shots Federal legal guidance out this week suggests the law is on the side of employers. Vaccination can be considered a "condition of employment," akin to a job qualification.
  Associated Press, July 28, 2021
• Doctor, PA, Face Lawsuit After Patient Dies of COVID-19 A patient's wife claims delayed testing and negligence led to her husband's death from COVID-19.
  Medscape Medical News, July 28, 2021
• Doctor Marks 'Right' Instead of 'Left' Testicle, Then Operates Physician erred in marking the testicle for an operation; mega judgment after fertility procedure goes awry; relative of patient with COVID demands justice.
  Medscape Medical News, July 28, 2021
• Feds Sell Wu-Tang Clan Album Forfeited by Martin Shkreli The private purchase of the one-of-a-kind record will go toward $7.4 million owed from fraud charges levied against the convicted hedge fund manager.
  Medscape Medical News, July 28, 2021
• Are You Afraid of Getting COVID-19 Now? CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, called the COVID-19 Delta variant "one of the most infectious respiratory viruses we know of" and reported rising cases and hospitalizations in the US.
  Medscape Reader Polls, July 27, 2021
• Texas Doctor Stole Identities, Forged Records in Fraud Scheme Family physician falsely billed TRICARE for $6.7 million; "excited delirium" death lawsuit targets hospital, nursing staff; and more.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 27, 2021
• Disabled Workers Fear COVID-19 Silver Lining to Fade as 'Old Normal' Returns As the world of work shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic towards flexible hours and remote offices, some disabled people saw a window of opportunity.
  Reuters Health Information, July 26, 2021
• Groups, States Push Back on Legal Challenges to PBM Regulation Physician and pharmacy groups and state attorneys general unite against efforts by pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) groups to derail regulation of the industry's practices.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021
• Are You at Legal Risk for Speaking at Conferences? Attorneys say participants who sign agreements to speak at conferences should be aware of all their rights and responsibilities.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021
• US News Ranks Mayo at the Top in Best Hospitals for Urology US News & World Report released its annual hospital comparisons for 15 specialties. Health equity measures debut this year alongside each hospital's rankings.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021
• Mayo, Cleveland Clinics Top Latest US News Hospital Rankings The 32nd edition expands ratings to cover seven new procedures and conditions, investigates racial disparities in health, and poses 'one pandemic question' to healthcare leaders.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021
• Mayo Clinic Again Named Best Hospital in US for Gynecology The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, again this year ranked as the top hospital for gynecology, according to US News and World Report.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021
• AMA, 55 Other Groups Urge Healthcare Vax Mandate They demand universal vaccination requirement to safeguard healthcare workers, patients, and long-term-care residents; AHA, other hospital groups recently made similar statement.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2021
• American Board of Surgery's First Virtual Certifying Exam a Huge Success The exam was met with high marks from the general-surgery trainees who took it, with most preferring the virtual platform, according to a report from the ABS research committee.
  Reuters Health Information, July 23, 2021
• Former Rheumatologist Settles Civil Fraud Claims for $2 Million The US Attorney's Office accused Montana physician Enrico Arguelles, MD, of 'improper medical treatments and false billing to a federal program.'
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2021
• Patients and Providers Experience Telemedicine Growing Pains Patients seem to like remote visits, and healthcare providers now depend on them. But outages, freezing, and other glitches cost time and money, and compromise quality of care.
  Kaiser Health News, July 26, 2021
• Best Vacations for Doctors Ready to Travel: Where To Go? People now want to travel, but they also want to stay safe. Medscape offers tips for safe travel and recommends some top spots.
  Medscape Medical News, July 23, 2021
• Tornado Docs: Med School Built in Ruins Has First Graduates Ten years ago, a deadly tornado in Joplin, Missouri, destroyed a hospital. The med school that was built on that site just graduated its first class. Some graduates will stay nearby and help to keep rebuilding.
  Medscape Medical News, July 23, 2021
• FM Diversity Has Increased, but More Physicians of Color Needed Family medicine has evolved in many ways since its inception in 1969, especially in terms of the people who are practicing it, but it still needs more diversity to represent the faces of patients.
  Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2021
• State AGs Urge Support for Landmark $26 Bln Opioid Settlement A group of state attorneys general unveiled on Wednesday a landmark $26 billion settlement with large drug companies for allegedly fueling the deadly nationwide opioid epidemic, but some states were cool on the agreement.
  Reuters Health Information, July 21, 2021