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Repeat lumbar steroid injections increase vertebral fracture risk
by: Laura Evans Jun 14, 2013
Here’s a new risk factor to consider when deciding whether to administer a lumbar epidural steroid   injection (LESI) to a patient with back pain: It appears to contribute to later vertebral fractures.
Expert: Slow ACO development could prompt physician merger activity
by: Scott Kraft Jun 14, 2013
Faced with few accountable care organization (ACO) opportunities, physician practices are likely to further consolidate to stay profitable in the face of changes coming from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). That’s the prediction of John Fanburg, head of the healthcare practice at Brach Eichler in Roseland, N.J., as reported in HealthLeaders Media.
Texas physician accused of serving lover a killer cup of coffee
by: Lauren C. Williams Jun 13, 2013
 A Houston oncologist has been charged with aggravated assault for spiking her lover’s coffee with ethylene glycol, found in antifreeze.
 
 
The answers to Tuesday’s DecisionHealth Daily challenge
by: Julia Kyles Jun 13, 2013
It didn’t take long for DecisionHealth Daily readers to rise to Tuesday’s challenge. If you missed it, we asked readers to find the pain management injection bloopers in a U.S. Attorney General’s press release. And we have not one, but two correct answers:
OIG adds new information to its exclusions database
by: Tina Irgang Jun 12, 2013
You can now track down excluded providers by their national provider identifiers (NPIs), following upgrades to the HHS Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) database announced June 11.
 
Pilot study suggests ways primary providers can deliver specialty care
by: Burt Schorr Jun 11, 2013
With help from telemedicine or physician assistants, primary care providers can deliver some kinds of specialty care without compromising quality, according to an evaluation of such tests in six states which are still in the early stages.
MD at troubled Ky. Hospital pleads guilty to lying about stent need
by: Roy Edroso Jun 11, 2013
More bad news for St. Joseph Hospital in London, Ky.: One of its cardiologists, Sandesh “Sam” Patil, has admitted to stenting a patient unnecessarily, and faces 30 to 37 months in prison.
Can you spot the U.S. attorney general’s mistake?
by: Julia Kyles Jun 11, 2013
Last week we told you about Drs. Sharma, a husband and wife team that made millions ripping off Medicare. But in reading the press release we noticed the U.S.A.G for the southern district of Texas was a little confused by the terminology for a common pain injection.
How contractors will deny enrollment because of overpayments
by: Karen Long Jun 11, 2013
A new CMS transmittal details how contractors will deny enrollment applications for owners, physicians or non-physician practitioners who have Medicare debt.
More studies, more reasons to have another cup of coffee
by: Karen Long Jun 10, 2013
Got coffee? Ask that question of your patients, especially the ones who could be showing the early signs of memory loss, and encourage them to drink some.
 
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