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T A Tamborlane

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PubMed1996

Government launches major antifraud initiative.

Operation Restore Trust, a two-year intergovernmental demonstration project, was enacted in 1995 as an effort to curb Medicare/Medicaid fraud and abuse violations. This initiative targets five states with the most Medicare beneficiaries. If successful, Operation Restore Trust probably will be expanded to other states.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.↗
PubMed1996

Home HIV tests: the need for regulation.

In-home testing for HIV/AIDS will be available nationwide in early 1997. Because laws regulating these over-the-counter test kits vary widely from state to state, national uniform regulations are needed to safeguard the rights of consumers and to protect health care providers from professional liability.

AIDS Serodiagnosis↗
PubMed1995

Conflicts of interest in managed care.

With the advent of managed care, physicians are joining a variety of organizations in addition to their medical staffs. These new associations with various entities present new issues regarding conflicts of interest and ethical decision-making which have not yet been addressed by the AMA.

American Medical Association↗
PubMed1994

Prohibited practices & safe harbors--a legal quagmire.

Judging by the number and scope of laws they enact, legislators seem convinced that all health care entities need strict supervision via limits and prohibitions. This means that every contract a home care agency enters into needs thorough review and evaluation for numerous things.

Contract Services↗
PubMed1994

PHOs: the first step in health care reform.

Physician hospital organizations (PHOs) are important vehicles whereby physicians and hospitals can maintain patients and financial stability under proposals by the president and members of Congress. The benefits of a PHO should not be overlooked.

Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures↗
PubMed1993

AIDS and the health care professional: 1993 update.

The last several years have brought vigorous debate over the rights and responsibilities of physicians and other health care professionals afflicted with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or infected with the virus that causes it. A number of significant cases have been decided, and several professional groups have rendered opinions on how to handle this volatile issue. As the crisis grows, the law continues to evolve. This article provides an overview of the case law and professional opinion as it stands in mid-1993.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗