Recently, a new version of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was introduced. Known as SOFA-2, this new definition aligns with organ dysfunction measurement in critically ill adults with current clinical practices, especially those diagnosed with sepsis. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on Oct. 29 and available at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2840822, this revised tool updates the original 1996 SOFA score, which h...
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Recently, a new version of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was introduced. Known as SOFA-2, this new definition aligns with organ dysfunction measurement in critically ill adults with current clinical practices, especially those diagnosed with sepsis. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on Oct. 29 and available at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2840822, this revised tool updates the original 1996 SOFA score, which h...
Whistleblowers Bring Total Knee Replacement DME to its Knees
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Whistleblowers Bring Total Knee Replacement DME to its Knees
Three whistleblowers brought a durable medical equipment (DME) provider to its knees. In two separate cases, the whistleblowers targeted Exactech, a manufacturer of total knee replacement (TKR) systems, resulting in a settlement of $8 million to resolve alleged violations of provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA). Famed whistleblower attorney Mary Inman, partner in the law firm of Whistleblower Partners, LLP, will report the excoriating details of the settlement during the next live editio...
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Recently, a new version of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was introduced. Known as SOFA-2, this new definition aligns with organ dysfunction measurement in critically ill adults with current clinical practices, especially those diagnosed with sepsis. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on Oct. 29 and available at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2840822, this revised tool updates the original 1996 SOFA score, which h...
