The Health Law Firm
MAY 31, 2013
By Michael L. Smith, R.R.T., J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law, and George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. On April 8, 2013, a Los Angeles jury awarded $3.8 million in compensatory damages to an urgent care and family practice physician who claimed he was wrongly excluded from Anthem Blue Cross’s provider network.
The Health Law Firm
MAY 30, 2013
By Catherine T. Hollis, J.D., The Health Law Firm. The Orlando Sentinel reports that in April 2013 , the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) named local undercover detective Billy Powell of the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI) in Orlando as its Special Agent of the Year. Powell received this award for his outstanding efforts in pill mill investigations.
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The Health Law Firm
MAY 28, 2013
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent out a warning to health care professionals that steroid injections compounded by Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC, in Tennessee, may be contaminated. The announcement came on May 24, 2013. So far, seven patients have allegedly suffered adverse reactions from the medications.
The Health Law Firm
MAY 26, 2013
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. From our experience mental health counselors, psychologists, social workers and family therapists are at a high risk of having a client or patient file a complaint against them with their licensing board. Many of their clients/patients have mental health problems, emotional problems or personality disorders; this is why they are seeing a therapist to begin with.
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The Health Law Firm
MAY 23, 2013
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. Johnson and Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics announced on May 16, 2013, that the company is phasing out all of its metal-on-metal and ceramic-on-metal hip replacements. As of August 31, 2013, these DePuy products will no longer be available worldwide. Click here to read the press release from DePuy Orthopaedics.
The Health Law Firm
MAY 21, 2013
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC) is currently fielding two different lawsuits, filed just days apart from each other, by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The first lawsuit was filed on April 23, 2013, alleging the company gave illegal kickbacks to pharmacists.
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The Health Law Firm
MAY 14, 2013
By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm. There’s been yet another recall from a compounding pharmacy. On May 8, 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning to doctors and pharmacists to avoid drugs made by The Compounding Shop, based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The recall is due to potential safety concerns. Click here to read the press release from the FDA.
The Health Law Firm
MAY 10, 2013
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. A Miami patient recruiter will spend the next 37 months in prison for his part in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Manuel Lozano was sentenced on May 6, 2013, in the Southern District of Florida. In addition to his prison sentence, Mr.
The Health Law Firm
MAY 9, 2013
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Carole C. Schriefer, R.N., J.D., The Health Law Firm. The Health Law Firm has recently undertaken plaintiffs’ products liability cases against the manufacturers of defective hip implants, including both Johnson and Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics and Stryker Orthopaedics implants.
The Health Law Firm
MAY 7, 2013
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. The future of Florida’s prescription drug monitoring program looked bleak going into the last day of the legislative session. However, on May 3, 2013, lawmakers voted to fund the prescription drug database for one year, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
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The Health Law Firm
MAY 1, 2013
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Carole C. Schriefer, R.N., J.D., The Health Law Firm. In August 2010, Johnson and Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics recalled 93,000 ASR XL hip implants after a significant percentage failed within five years. ( Click here to read the press release from DePuy.
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