Alan Chanales, MD, a Rockville, Md.-based pulmonary disease specialist, will close his medical practice on Dec. 31, according to a notice in TThe Sentinel. He is affiliated with Adventist HealthCare ...

Participation in Medicare ordinarily requires physicians and practitioners to submit claims on behalf of beneficiaries and comply with statutory charge limits. However, Section 1802 of the Social ...

Offering equity in MSOs to physicians can be permissible but must be structured to comply with both federal and state laws. Failure to comply with applicable fraud and abuse laws may result in civil ...

Overt hand hygiene compliance audits have shown a large gap in compliance between nurses and physicians, with nurses washing their hands more often than physicians. But a new study in the Journal of ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released an update for Change Request 6528 for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies that maintain inventory at ...

Maryland has become the 21st state in the union to allow nurse practitioners to practice independently of a physician. Gov. Larry Hogan signed the Nurse Practitioner Full Practice Authority Act this ...