GRAND BLANC (WJRT) — (12/29/09) — The U.S. Justice Department says Genesys Health System will pay $669,413 to settle a lawsuit alleging it submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare. The Justice Department alleged the Grand Blanc-based health care >> Cardiology >>
Archive for December, 2009
Genesys fined in Medicare fraud case – WJRT
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009GE Healthcare to evaluate and develop novel imaging technology – Genetic Engineering News
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009A novel molecular imaging technology aimed at rapid diagnosis of cell death in organs such as the brain and heart has been licensed by The Medical College of Wisconsin to GE Healthcare. Under the license GE will further evaluate and develop the >> Medical Imaging >>
ACS Chief Sends Mixed Messages On Mammography – Huffingtonpost.com
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society, voiced strong support for annual mammography for women beginning at age 40 in an Op-Ed piece published November 20, 2009, in newspapers nationwide. This position is in sharp >> more Mammography >>
View full size The Associated Press Swine flu vaccine clinics attracted long lines wherever they were held. It was a year of panic about a pandemic flu that has proved tamer than first feared. Health reforms more sweeping than any since 1965 advanced >> more Mammography >>
Genesys Health System settles fraud suit for $670K – Oakland Press
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009The Justice Department alleged the Grand Blanc-based health care provider illegally billed Medicare for higher evaluation and management services than were actually given to cardiology patients. Federal prosecutors say the settlement stems from a >> Cardiology >>
DENVER — Two of Denver’s largest cardiovascular care facilities are sounding the alarm about the effects of impending cuts in Medicare reimbursement. Although Congress has placed a hold on a planned across the board cut of 21 percent for all >> Cardiology >>