Health Law

By Gregory Piche - Holland & Hart: "Montana Supreme Court finds physician medical privacy right trumps peer review process when there is no evidence of physician incompetency or danger to patients."

For your reference, here is a reading list of GINA-related alerts and updates posted on JD Supra...

By Gregory Bufithis: "The United States is the only developed country without a universal program of health care coverage. As many as 50 million Americans lack insurance. While many Americans are dissatisfied with the health care system, attempts to change it are politically explosive..."

CBS Evening News (11/3, story 9, 1:40, Smith) reported, “As members of Congress debate healthcare reform, most would agree there needs to be a crackdown on cheating. Chief Investigative Correspondent ...

The New York Times reported, “The biotechnology giant Amgen has been accused by New York and some other states of engaging in illegal kickbacks to promote sales of its anemia drug Aranesp...

SUMMARY: Did you know that the Food and Drug Administration has never pulled a drug off the market simply because the drug doesn’t provide the benefits the manufacturer claimed it would? I have to admit ...

For your reading reference: a list of articles focused on legal implications of the H1N1 virus (swine flu) in the workplace.

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Flu season is upon us. With the recent outbreak of the H1N1 Virus ("Swine Flu") as well as the ever-present seasonal flu, employers must face increased absenteeism by their employees. Much like the regular flu, H1N1 causes fever, sore throat, nausea and fatigue. ...

By Michael Barnes: "Improving the prescribing and use of pain relievers – all prescription drugs, in fact – is a necessity. It should rest in the hands of those with authority and experience on the matter: medical and pharmacy boards, professional societies, and patient advocacy organizations, among...

A frequent question employers face is whether administering flu shots to employees implicates or violates the HIPAA privacy protection requirements. For example, an employer may hire a healthcare professional to come onsite in order to administer flu shots...

After months of behind the scenes negotiations, the Senate Finance Committee began debating healthcare reform on the record last week, as its long-awaited markup got underway. Across the Capitol, ...

HealthLaw: Tweets mentioning Healthcare Plan for September 27: http://bit.ly/8uwz9 08:09am Sep. 27 2009 EDT WhatsOnRajsMind: No Holocaust,no nuclear weapon development,no hidden facilities,no election rigging, no Israel. Have a good healthcare plan, Mr. Amnesiajad? 08:09am Sep...

wajobu: Worth repeating: The new Republican Healthcare Plan: No-Care™ 08:09am Sep. 26 2009 EDT HealthLaw: Tweets mentioning Healthcare Plan for September 26: http://bit.ly/XTPVN 08:09am Sep. ...