These two cases evidence the balancing act the courts take between ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and advancing the legislative intent of the GTCA.
Read MoreThese providers collected one quarter of the $77 billion dollars in fees paid under the federal program, with the largest percentage of payments made to ophthalmologists and oncologists.
Read MoreEconomic influence is the prime factor behind organized medicine's opposition to expanding scopes of practice for healthcare professionals regulated by licensing laws.
Read MoreThis case exemplifies the age-old maxim: No good deed goes unpunished.
Read MoreThe defense of this case was helped in large part by the maintenance of routine inspection records and video surveillance.
Read MoreIn the upcoming legislative session, the House of Representatives will consider two bills that would modify the current seatbelt statute; HB 504 and HB 532.
Read MoreThe Georgia Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine whether “the Court of Appeals err[ed] in its application of the gross negligence standard for emergency room malpractice under OCGA § 51-1-29.5(c).”
Read MoreIn a growing acceptance that addiction is a physical disease, ten medical institutions have recently introduced the first accredited residency programs in addiction medicine.
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