Health Care Law
DEA Extends Flexibilities for Remote Prescribing of Controlled Substances
Situation: Pre-COVID, patients being prescribed controlled substances required at least one in-person visit pursuant to the Ryan Haight Act. …
Read MoreAre You Complying with State Telehealth Licensing Laws, Post PHE
Question: Now that many of the state waivers that had allowed healthcare professionals to provide telehealth services from one…
Read MoreTelemedicine Changes Post-Public Health Emergency (PHE) Effective May 11, 2023
Situation: During the public health emergency (PHE), telemedicine was used as a way to allow for needed medical care…
Read MoreExperienced Attorneys Can Help You to Communicate With Family and Reduce Liability Risk When Adverse Resident Events Occur
Situation: An 87-year-old woman falls out of her skilled nursing facility bed. She fractured her hip. Her family is…
Read MoreSubcontractor Business Associate Agreements Needed When Business Associates Provide Covered Entity PHI to a Subcontracted Vendor
Example Situation: Definitions: Covered Entity: Health plans, healthcare clearing houses, and healthcare providers who electronically transmit any health information…
Read MoreYou Can, and Should, “Cooperate” with a Payor Reimbursement Audit
Situation: Your medical practice receives a letter from one of the practice’s contracted- health insurers. The letter requests a…
Read MoreReminder! Patients Have a Right of Timely Receipt of a Copy of Their Own Medical Records
Situation: On September 20, 2022, the Office of Civil Rights announced three settlements with three different dental practices related…
Read MoreDon’t Let Vendor Standard Contract Terms Hurt You; You Have Negotiating Power!
Situation: You’re a busy practice; you’re presented with a vendor’s standard contract with standard terms and conditions to sign…
Read MoreInvest Early in the Corrective Action Plan Process to Enhance Success
Situation: Your entity (nursing home, personal care home, assisted living facility, etc.) receives notice from your relevant state department…
Read MoreNegotiate Your Physician Employment Termination Clause Before You Sign Your Employment Agreement
Physicians entering employment agreements with hospitals aren’t thinking about the end – but they should be. Failure to negotiate…
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