Health Care Law
Don’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…
Read MoreCompliance with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Important as Department of Labor and DHHS Step Up Enforcement Efforts
Situation: Under the Federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, financial requirements and treatment limitations for…
Read MoreSatisfying the GFE Requirement under the No Surprises Billing Act when Healthcare Services are Recurring
The Situation: The federal No Surprises Act became law on January 1, 2022. It addresses balance billing, out-of-network costs,…
Read MoreEmployer-Funded Employee Health Benefit Programs for Greater Control and Reducing Costs
The Situation: The average per-employee cost of employer-sponsored health insurance increased by 6.3% last year. The increase is attributed…
Read MoreWhen Your Insurer Wants You to Settle Your Malpractice Case…but You Do Not
The Situation: According to the AMA, 1 out of every three physicians in the U.S. is sued for medical…
Read MoreResponding to a State Board Request for Voluntary Recovery Program
The Situation: A physician was out for dinner with his wife and a few friends. They all had a…
Read MoreDischarging a Belligerent Patient from Your Medical Practice
The Situation: A solo physician periodically encounters a patient who is belligerent and frankly rude to her staff. One…
Read MoreLong-Term Care: A Crisis Within the COVID-19 Crisis | Part 2 – Are the Changes Necessary?
Read part one here » Since at least the “60s,” the business community through its many associations and chambers of…
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