Health care industry
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an advisory opinion granting local medical societies more authority to review and discipline physicians for fee-gouging and other abusive conduct. This decision was made in response to a joint petition filed by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Chicago Medical Society. The
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The Clinton health reform plan has proposed Regional Professional Foundations (RPFs) as a means of giving physicians oversight over healthcare quality. According to the plan, RPFs would develop patient-education and ongoing-medical-education programs, conduct research, foster collaboration, and disseminate quality-related information. However, the proposal has received little support from the medical
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Assemblyman Clarence Norman Jr., a leading critic of the Giuliani administration's decision to place a moratorium on the $1 billion Kings County Hospital Center project, is embroiled in a conflict of interest controversy. Norman is a business partner of Darryl E. Greene, whose company, Darryl E. Greene &
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The president of the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation, Dr. Bruce Siegel, has ordered a review of hundreds of consulting and technical contracts awarded without competitive bids, citing concerns that the agency may not be getting its money's worth. The review comes in response to questions
