Jun 21, 2017 | Health Care Law
Small medical practices who think they don’t need to worry about HIPAA privacy and security compliance had better think again. A 6-physician practice in the Chicago area recently paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $31,000 to settle alleged...
Jun 21, 2017 | Health Care Law
Earlier this year, the Fraud Section of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (the “Guidance”). The Guidance set out important standards for corporate compliance plans. The Guidance also provides a checklist for...
Oct 4, 2016 | Health Care Law, Labor & Employment, Land Use
Medical marijuana continues its pace as a hot topic in Florida since its defeat via a ballot measure in 2014 and subsequent approval in this unpredictable 2106 election. In 2014 the ballot measure failed with 58 percent approval, just shy of the 60 percent required...
Jun 22, 2016 | Estate Planning, Health Care Law
In an increasingly digital world, access to a person’s data and information has become an issue of growing concern. Certain states have responded to this by adopting the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (the “Uniform Act”). The Uniform Act allows...
May 5, 2016 | Health Care Law
Medicare’s long awaited final rule regarding the overpayment of Medicare Part A and Part B payments is finally here. The scope, requirements, and impact of Section 6402(d) of the Affordable Care Act has been in question since its inception. Section 6402(a) of the...
Dec 8, 2015 | Health Care Law
Opting out of Medicare became much easier this summer for physicians looking to make a big change in their practice structure. Additionally, physicians already opted out of Medicare can cross one more piece of paperwork off their list. Pursuant to the original...
