The use of diffusion tensor imaging (“DTI”) to assess mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) has been discussed in several prior posts. Also as discussed in prior posts, DTI evidence has been challenged in dozens of cases (the...more
Artificial intelligence promises to transform the way we live and work and its impact will undoubtedly stretch to every business sector across the globe. This next generation of technology brings exciting possibilities and...more
...The Personalized Medicine Coalition (“PMC”) recently published its 2020 Spring Newsletter that examines the landscape and outlook for personalized medicine as COVID-19 prompts new discussions about the effect of COVID-19...more
I. September 2015 – Mississippi Certificate of Need Meeting - During the September 24, 2015, Certificate of Need meeting, Dr. Mary Currier, State Health Officer, concurred with the health and planning staff analysis...more
Butterfly Network, Inc. announced on November 3rd that it has raised over $100 million to commercialize a medical device designed to reduce the cost of real-time, three-dimensional imaging and treatment. Butterfly states that...more
In the proposed 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, CMS is seeking comments regarding expanding coverage for secondary interpretation of diagnostic imaging....more
Trends & Analysis: ..We have identified 58 health care–related qui tam cases that have been unsealed since our last Qui Tam Update. Of those, 33 cases were initiated after the start of 2012, with the remaining 25 cases...more
On March 25, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota held that a magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI") provider, a lay entity (i.e., not owned or controlled by physicians), did not violate the state's...more
For the past several years, the health care community has been not only at the center of vigorous policy debates about the method of health care delivery in this country, but also in the crosshairs of agencies charged with...more