The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 28, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On August 7, 2015, the Florida Board of Medicine heard a presentation on "disruptive physicians" from psychiatrist Martha Brown, M.D. It was stated that the presentation aimed to further increase educational efforts regarding the importance of patient safety by identifying disruptive physicians.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 21, 2015

By Michael L. Smith, R.R.T., J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The US District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a preliminary injunction to Amarin Pharma, Inc. (Amarin), prohibiting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing its off-label marketing ban. The injunction means that Amarin can engage in truthful marketing of Vascepa even when the marketing is used to promote an off-label use of Vascepa.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 18, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 14, 2015, Ann Maxwell, Assistant Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), gave testimony to Congress on the Medicare Part D Program. She presented before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 10, 2015

By: Lance O. Leider, J.D. In late 2012 a group of physicians filed a class action lawsuit against electronic health records (EHR) giant Allscripts. The suit was brought on behalf of approximately 5,000 physician practices which purchased Allscripts MyWay EMR solution. It is alleged that after years of problems related to functionality and quality, Allscripts abandoned MyWay and offered the physicians a "free" upgrade to a new EHR program.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 5, 2015

By Vivionne N. Barker, J.D. and George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A subpoena is an order of a court (or a government agency) that requires an individual to testify or to produce documents on or before a certain date. There are many different types of subpoenas (state, federal, grand jury, administrative, etc.).

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 3, 2015

By Vivionne N. Barker, J.D. A search warrant is a court order obtained by prosecutors that gives law enforcement agents the right to enter the premises specifically identified in the warrant for the purpose of seizing any documents and objects specified in the warrant. In order to obtain approval for a search warrant, the government must establish that there is probable cause to believe that the premises sought to be searched will contain evidence of a specified criminal activity.

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