Heather Cook Skelton - Attorney at Law http://www.doctorslawyer.com Expertise for the specialized medical practice Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:20:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 NC Medical Board Position on Laser Surgery http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/nc-medical-board-position-on-laser-surgery/ http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/nc-medical-board-position-on-laser-surgery/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:20:53 +0000 lstout http://www.doctorslawyer.com/?p=794 In March, the Board voted to amend its position statement on Laser Surgery to reflect that laser tattoo removal is considered a form of laser surgery. Additionally, a detailed guide has been created by The North Carolina Medical Board for practitioners and patients on the subject of laser tattoo and hair removal.

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]]> http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/nc-medical-board-position-on-laser-surgery/feed/ 0 U.S. Pharmaceutical Company Merck Sharp & Dohme Sentenced in Connection with Unlawful Promotion of Vioxx http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/u-s-pharmaceutical-company-merck-sharp-dohme-sentenced-in-connection-with-unlawful-promotion-of-vioxx/ http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/u-s-pharmaceutical-company-merck-sharp-dohme-sentenced-in-connection-with-unlawful-promotion-of-vioxx/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:30:51 +0000 lstout http://www.doctorslawyer.com/?p=792 The Justice Department announced Merck, Sharp & Dohme sentenced to pay $321,636,000 for its guilty plea related to promotion and marketing of the painkiller Vioxx (rofecoxib).

Merck pleaded guilty to violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) for introducing a misbranded drug, Vioxx, into interstate commerce.

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]]> http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/u-s-pharmaceutical-company-merck-sharp-dohme-sentenced-in-connection-with-unlawful-promotion-of-vioxx/feed/ 0 Heather Skelton to Speak at Lorman Seminar in Charlotte, NC on September 26, 2012 http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/heather-skelton-to-speak-at-lorman-seminar-in-charlotte-nc-on-september-26-2012/ http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/heather-skelton-to-speak-at-lorman-seminar-in-charlotte-nc-on-september-26-2012/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:24:22 +0000 lstout http://www.doctorslawyer.com/?p=790 Ms. Skelton to speak at Medical Records Law seminar on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 in Charlotte, NC.

]]> http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/heather-skelton-to-speak-at-lorman-seminar-in-charlotte-nc-on-september-26-2012/feed/ 0 Heather Skelton at NERVES Seminar in Miami, FL on April 13, 2012 http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/heather-skelton-at-nerves-seminar-in-miami-fl-on-april-13-2012/ http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/heather-skelton-at-nerves-seminar-in-miami-fl-on-april-13-2012/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:18:31 +0000 lstout http://www.doctorslawyer.com/?p=788 Ms. Skelton led two seminars titled: North Carolina Statutes and Medical Board Requirements and Access to Records and Recommendations for Health Care Providers.

]]> http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/heather-skelton-at-nerves-seminar-in-miami-fl-on-april-13-2012/feed/ 0 Lack of HIPAA Safeguards Lead to Settlement in Case With Phoenix Cardiac Surgery http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/lack-of-hipaa-safeguardshhs-leads-to-settlement-in-case-with-phoenix-cardiac-surgery/ http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/lack-of-hipaa-safeguardshhs-leads-to-settlement-in-case-with-phoenix-cardiac-surgery/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:07:48 +0000 lstout http://www.doctorslawyer.com/?p=783 Read the entire article here.

]]> http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/04/30/lack-of-hipaa-safeguardshhs-leads-to-settlement-in-case-with-phoenix-cardiac-surgery/feed/ 0 NC Consumers and Businesses Sue BCBSNC http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/nc-consumers-and-businesses-sue-bcbsnc/ http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/nc-consumers-and-businesses-sue-bcbsnc/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:02:28 +0000 lstout http://www.doctorslawyer.com/?p=781 Businesses and groups of individuals that hold health insurance policies with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against both BCBSNC and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The complaint focuses on BCBSNC’s dominance in state health insurance markets and claims violations of federal antitrust laws and unlawful restraint of trade under state law.

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]]> http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/nc-consumers-and-businesses-sue-bcbsnc/feed/ 0 Palmetto GBA Undertakes Massive Audit of Physician Practices http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/palmetto-gba-undertakes-massive-audit-of-physician-practices/ http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/palmetto-gba-undertakes-massive-audit-of-physician-practices/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:58:34 +0000 lstout http://www.doctorslawyer.com/?p=779 Letters have been issed by Palmetto GBA to many physician practices as part of a Service-Specific Probe that every Medicare Administrative Contractor is required to conduct. These letters explain that Palmetto has identified the physician as an outlier for a specific procedure and will be performing a prospective audit.

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]]> http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/palmetto-gba-undertakes-massive-audit-of-physician-practices/feed/ 0 $4.1 Billion Recovered in Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/4-1-billion-recovered-in-health-care-fraud-prevention-and-enforcement/ http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/4-1-billion-recovered-in-health-care-fraud-prevention-and-enforcement/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:52:23 +0000 lstout http://www.doctorslawyer.com/?p=777 These findings, released in the annual Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) report, are a result of the Obama administration making the elimination of fraud, waste and abuse a top priority. $4.1 billion is the highest annual amount ever recovered from individuals and companies who attempted to defraud seniors and taxpayers or who sought payments to which they were not entitled.

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]]> http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/4-1-billion-recovered-in-health-care-fraud-prevention-and-enforcement/feed/ 0 Compliance Education Materials http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/compliance-education-materials/ http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/compliance-education-materials/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:47:23 +0000 lstout http://www.doctorslawyer.com/?p=775 Free educational resources from OIG listed on this Web page to help health care providers, practitioners, and suppliers understand health care fraud and abuse laws as well as the consequences of violating them.

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]]> http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/03/19/compliance-education-materials/feed/ 0 Court Approves Payments to Physicians in Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/02/13/court-approves-payments-to-physicians-in-class-action-lawsuit-against-unitedhealth/ http://www.doctorslawyer.com/2012/02/13/court-approves-payments-to-physicians-in-class-action-lawsuit-against-unitedhealth/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:50:13 +0000 lstout http://www.doctorslawyer.com/?p=768 Close to $200 million will be paid to physicians for 15 years of low payments from UnitedHealth.

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