Ericka L. Adler, JD

Court determines that an illegal referral can exist even if a physician plays no role in determining what provider a patient obtains services from.

The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact could make it easier for physicians to engage in medicine freely across state borders.

CMS guidance on the 60-day rule can be confusing. Here are some answers to common questions physicians and managers have regarding compliance.

The law can limit a physician’s potential income by placing a cap on earnings. Here's when, why, and what physicians should know.

What is a provider supposed to do to ensure HIPAA compliance with copying charges when a request for medical records is made? It’s not always easy.

As we head into 2015, among the many items to consider is whether your medical practice’s operations are compliant with HIPAA.

Before you give - or receive - a gift this year, understand the federal and state laws that govern gifts to physicians and medical practices.

For medical practices with clinical laboratories, compliance with formal proficiency testing must be a priority.

It's a complicated issue when physicians express an interest in cutting back hours. Here are six key issues to consider if this occurs at your medical practice.

Five recommendations to help ensure your medical practice has clear, consistent staff benefit and compensation policies that comply with state law.

Here's what physicians and medical practices should do if a parent asks if his child can be seen without the parent being present.

Demand for nonphysician providers has grown exponentially, but not all medical practices are taking the proper precautions and considerations.

Every investment or venture into which a physician enters must be carefully scrutinized to assure compliance with several state and federal laws.

There are not always clear answers under HIPAA, particularly when it comes to mental health issues. Here is some guidance.

CMS is proposing to withdraw the Sunshine Act exemption for payments made to healthcare providers who serve as speakers for accredited CME programs.

The use of drugs and alcohol by physicians is a well-known public health risk, but is California's proposal to randomly drug and alcohol test physicians the answer?

Physicians who maintain financial arrangements with laboratories to which they refer should be aware of a new special fraud alert.

If you decide to terminate a physician or other provider at your practice, here are three key things to keep in mind to help your remaining staff and patients.

Physicians sometimes fall behind in their paperwork and take work home to complete. Are you aware of the risks that raises for your practice?

When it comes to billing Medicare, you may very well be able to bill one physician incident-to another. Here's how.

Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act and what it requires can help medical practices avoid costly missteps.

Why one pediatric practice that received over $100,000 in increased payments due to an ACA initiative has to pay the money back.

Whether a physician wants to walk away from hospital employment or stay employed, adequate preparation before the contract comes to a close is critical.

New rules will now require Medicare enrollees who are classified as “high risk,” to subject themselves to fingerprint-based background checks.

The ICD-10 implementation delay was cause for celebration for many medical practices, but it angered and frustrated many in the healthcare industry.

Here are some very basic strategies that may help medical practices to do a better job of collecting payments from patients.

While the debate over medical marijuana continues, one important issue often overlooked is the potential legal implications for physician prescribers.

Whether a physician is liable for an overpayment is not determined solely by whether such action is attributable to that physician.

Medical practices face increasing difficulty collecting from payers, but off-loading the burden to patients is a big mistake.

HHS asserts that a proposed rule is trying to strike a balance between the individual privacy protections of HIPAA and public safety considerations.