Imagine you have a cold or sore throat, something minor but you know you need to see a doctor to get the prescription you want to get better. Sometimes it is too difficult and our schedules are so demanding that it makes more sense to handle routine medical appointments using technology instead of driving to […]
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MICHAEL V. FAVIA INVITED TO JOIN THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP NETWORK
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MICHAEL V. FAVIA INVITED TO JOIN THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP NETWORK Health And Injury Law And Litigation Attorney, Michael V. Favia Joins the Leadership Network of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation National Health Philanthropy Organization CHICAGO – Health law and litigation attorney, Michael V. Favia, was recently invited and joined […]
Read more...Real stories: Medical mistakes and misdiagnosis, some causing death!
Everyone! A recent news article, Misdiagnosis Threatens Potentially Everyone[1], and the aptly titled article should cause us all to put our critical thinking caps on for a moment, consider that doctors are people too, and make mistakes. The recent study published in a medical insurance industry journal reports that nearly 12 million people who go […]
Read more...Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program: Implementation Update #3
Cultivation centers, dispensaries, patients and caregivers, and taxes are the subjects of a recent update announced by the State of Illinois as it begins the formal rulemaking process for the implementation of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Involved in the process of rulemaking are the three main agencies involved: The Illinois […]
Read more...Medical Spa Update: Illinois Nurse Practitioners may have more expanded roles in some spas
Necessity is the mother of invention, so says the English proverb. The need to marry the healing benefits of the spa and fitness industry with Western medicine may not have been apparent until recently, but today many people would miss the convenience and benefits of Medical Spas. The National Coalition of Estheticians, Manufacturers / Distributors […]
Read more...Congress on Concussions: A review of recent press and activity on contact sports and brain injuries
According to research calculations conducted by a physics professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, “professional football players have become so much bigger and faster than the amount of force at work along the line of scrimmage is now twice what it was when the NFL started.[i]” Professor Timothy Gay testified at a congressional hearing in […]
Read more...Injuries from potholes and street repairs: About municipal liability and the Tort Immunity Act.
Spring weather means road construction and pothole repair on many Northern Illinois roadways. The city of Chicago may be paying closer attention to dangerous conditions after a recent Cook County Court awarded $2.7 million to a postal worker who ruptured his ACL in March 2008. The injured worker, was “not able to see the sinkhole […]
Read more...The business end of medical marijuana in Illinois: stay tuned!
Medical marijuana is big news in Illinois this year but those who want to get into the business of cultivating or dispensing cannabis are going to have to wait patiently. The (Compassionate Use of) Medical Cannabis Pilot Program (“MCPP”) became effective January 1, 2014 and the State of Illinois maintains a website used to post […]
Read more...Why the $765M agreed settlement of the consolidated NFL concussion cases remains on hold
U.S. District Judge, Anita B. Brody, wants more calculations to ensure just awards of damages for ex-NFL players in the settlement of the well-publicized consolidated concussion cases. Denying a motion to approve the $765M settlement on Tuesday, Brody, “noted that the class of approximately 20,000[i] could overwhelm the [settlement] fund, even if only 10 percent […]
Read more...Article summary of tips for physicians to avoid inadvertent Medicare fraud.
Mismanagement of claims, paperwork falling through the cracks and unintentional errors can trigger investigations leading to liability for Medicare fraud. Intent is not a factor and even simple oversights can trigger fraud liability, regardless of whether there was any intent to defraud the U.S. Government. Investigators have a duty to follow up on claims of […]
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