The Readmore 2014

Great to see my law school classmate, Mike Sharley, asking the Democratic candidates at the YouTube debate about health care. Thanks to Larry Messina at Lincoln Walks At Midnight for the tip on the video. You can also get Hoppy's take.Mike is an amazing individual with great creativit...

Today's State Journal reports on Kanawha County Circuit Judge Stucky's granting of a preliminary injunction halting the West Virginia Health Care Authority from moving forward with a demonstration program that would enable three West Virginia hospitals to perform therapeutic angioplasties without having open heart backup services. The injunction was...

Last month I had the opportunity to collaborate with Fard Johnmar of Envision Solutions on an article for MD Net Guide, "Social Media Notebook: Are Physician Blogs in a Legal and Ethical Twilight Zone?" The article looks at the recent incident involving Dr. Lindeman, who blogged under the pseudonym "Flea," and the risks associated with physician blogging.I...

Great to see two West Virginia law blogs on the list of first lawyer blogs. Congrats to Rory Perry and Brian Peterson for being on the cutting edge of law and technology. I have been a reader of both blogs over the years and remember coming across when I started blogging in July 2004.Wonder whether any other state has two lawyers on the lis...

I haven't been posting a lot because I've been very busy at work. However, I was inspired by Rick Lee tonight. In tribute to Rick's "Friday the 13th bug post" I thought I better post what's been bugging me. After returning from the grocery store (Monday night is grocery night at...

Yesterday, July 11, the West Virginia Health Care Authority issued proposed CON Standards covering computerized tomography (CT) services in West Virginia.The proposed Computed Tomography Services CON Standards provide a new need methodology process for new, additional or replacement CT scanning services by hospital and non-hospital applicants. The...

Interesting article from today's iHealthBeat about Google and Microsoft's growing interest in the health care industry.Check out the article, "Microsoft, Google Could Prompt Disruptive Change"....

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled in a June 28 decision (Phillips v. Larry's Drive-In Pharmacy, Inc. No. 33194; Maynard, concurring opinion) that pharmacies do not enjoy the benefits of the 1986 amendments to the Medical Professional Liability Act.The decision reversed the Circuit Court decision finding that a pharmacy is a health care...

Why is West Virginia a great place to live and work? A great visual perspective from Rick Le...