Minnesota legislative season opens: Saving health care insurance for poor, drug companies on the hot seat
Drug companies face bills that require disclosure of industry payments to doctors and funding for medication waste disposal.
HealthPartners paid out a lot less incentive cash to docs in 2009
Judging from HealthPartners' annual pay-for-performance figures, Americans seem to have received considerably less quality care in 2009. While the company's overall pool of incentive pay rose nearly 19 percent to $24.9 million, its Partners in Excellence program, performance bonuses given to primary care and specialty groups, doled out 45 percent less money this year than 2008, when it paid out $670,000.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.