Martin Merritt

There will be a lot more data gathering and reporting of physician payments from pharma and others under the proposed Sunshine Act. Here's what you need to know.

Defense attorney Sarah Wirskye explains obstruction of justice in healthcare lawsuits and how to prevent it from occurring, even accidentally.

Copiers, scanners, and faxes are essential to medical offices, but they also present hidden HIPAA dangers.

A new year is the perfect time to be proactive and ensure your medical practice is compliance with all the regulations it faces.

Healthcare providers nationwide are taking issue with payers conducting pay-then-pull-back audits and delayed payments for covered treatments.

An expert in physician recruitment walks you through the process of how a firm works to fill the demand for an employed physician at locations nationwide.

Attorney Rachel Rose provides some details and frequent issues for physicians regarding Recovery Audit Contractor audits.

The Patient-Centered Medical home is but one survival options for physicians in the Affordable Care Act's new "Ice Age."

The expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act as a way to boost healthcare for the poor, but it is a classic example of salting the mine.

Concierge medicine may have its critics, but it is the very essence of American ingenuity to identify a problem, and come up with a free-market solution.

There is clear frustration on the part of private practice physicians over healthcare reform, but as for the end of life as they know it, that's a bit murkier.

Here's an easy way to navigate the abbreviations, numbers, and sea of gibberish to find important federal health laws impacting you and your medical practice.

Here's a primer on independent practice associations. Not all are created alike, so be aware of the differences.

Yes, your medical practice can accept gifts from the healthcare industry, but be aware of the rules before saying thanks. Here's some guidance.

While Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute can be confusing, simply following AMA Ethics Opinion 8.06 should set you on the right course.

What do Lance Armstrong and pharmaceutical scandals have in common? More than you would think.

Accountable care organizations are the latest magic solution offered by the federal government. Just don’t pull back the curtain!

The Stark Law is clear on your medical practice and gifts from referring physicians, patients, and others. Here's what you need to know.

Here are six steps to make sure your medical practice office lease is safe, especially when it comes to "fair market value."

Recent legal cases should cause physicians to take a fresh look at their medical practice lease and make needed changes immediately.

Here are two views on Stark Law - one from a lawyer representing practices and one from the OIG. Is it possible they are talking about the same thing?

If we do not start demanding real solutions from our candidates … we will not be able to avoid an eventual government takeover of the healthcare industry.

The government has new tools for identifying excessive use of suspect medical codes, so you must vigilantly keep abreast of what those codes are to avoid trouble.

Once the pilot HIPAA audit program concludes, and the full wave of inspections begins, physicians can expect more headaches.

Before ACOs are in full swing, HHS may need to make some tweaks to its current rules on physicians, relationships, and payments.

Ready to opt out of Medicare? Are you sure? OK, here are the steps physicians can take.

Physicians continue to drop Medicare patients and it will continue unless something is done to reinvigorate enthusiasm on the part of providers.

Private practices live in fear of violating the False Claims Act, but one proves the need for more judicial oversight between providers and government agencies.