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Wade Emmert
Hospitals and AI: Legal Questions, Liability and Consent
Summary of article from Chief Healthcare Executive, by Ron Southwick: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is raising complex legal issues, including the standard…
Texas Company Connected to Alleged Scheme That Billed Medicare $3 Billion for Urinary Catheters
Summary of article from CBS Texas, by Brian New: A Texas-based company, Konaniah Medical Supplies, is implicated in a suspected Medicare fraud scheme involving billing for…
Stark Law-Based FCA Lawsuits Multiply: Relators Targeting Physician Compensation
Summary of article from Davis Wright Tremaine, by Robert G. Homchick, Adam D. Romney, Gavin Keene: Several health systems, including Community Health Network Inc., University of…
How This Southlake Physician Ended Up Serving Federal Time
Summary of article from D Magazine, by Will Maddox: Dr. Rodney Sosa, a Southlake physician, was convicted of defrauding the United States government and sentenced to…
What’s it to You? Justice Scalia’s 41-Year-Old Gatekeeping Question on “Standing” Influences Court to Uphold FDA’s Regulation of Mifepristone
Summary of article from Akerman LLP, by Noam Fischman, Danielle Gordet: On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that doctors and medical associations did…
Texas Supreme Court Declines Opportunity to Hear Personhood Case
Summary of article from Epstein Becker Green, by Erin Sutton: The Texas Supreme Court has declined to review the case Antoun v. Antoun, which sought to…
Fort Worth Physicians Assistant Sentenced in Medicare Fraud Case
Summary of article from WFAA, by Ben Sawyers: North Texas physician’s assistant, Ray Anthony Shoulders, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison on counts of…
Justice Department Unseals Documents in Texas Children’s HIPAA Violation Case
Summary of article from Becker’s Hospital Review, by Naomi Diaz: The U.S. Justice Department unsealed documents concerning Dr. Eithan Haim, who is accused of violating the…
Credentialing Is Burdening Small Hospitals—and Underserved Communities Pay the Price
Summary of article from HealthExec, by Chad Van Alstin: The credentialing process in healthcare, which verifies a provider’s education, training, licenses, and professional experience, is a…
Importance of Negotiating Holdover Provisions in Health Care Leases
Summary of article from Epstein Becker & Green, by Zlata Fayer, Allison Zangrilli: Negotiating holdover provisions, clauses that account for situations when a tenant remains in…