A recently unsealed lawsuit in Illinois, which was joined by the State of Illinois, alleges that eleven different imaging centers in Illinois illegally gave monetary kick backs to physicians who were referring patients to their centers and also performing imaging procedures there. The allegations stem from the fact that the MRI or imaging centers would [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Regulation of Medical Spas
Posted by Bart Walker in January 2nd, 2007
Posted in: Articles, Health Legislation and Politics, Physicians, Providers Tags: Medical Board, medical spas, medispa, Texas
One recent trend in the healthcare and medical community has been the development of so called “medical spas”. These facilities occupy an interstitial space somewhere between healthcare facilities and cosmetic spas. Unfortunately for investors in these medical spas, this unique hybrid of medical facility and cosmetic spa creates more legal and regulatory hurdles rather than [...]
Pharmaceutical Ethics and Marketing Practices
Posted by Bart Walker in January 1st, 2007
As of January 1, 2007, Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI, following the lead of the American Medical Association and other hospitals around the country, has banned the offering or giving of free gifts, lunches and other perks to physicians by pharmaceutical and medical equipment company representatives. This latest move by Henry Ford Health [...]
