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, JD, MBA, advises clients on compliance and transactions in healthcare, cybersecurity, corporate and securities law, while representing plaintiffs in False Claims Act and Dodd-Frank whistleblower cases. She also teaches bioethics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Rachel can be reached through her website, 

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Code accurately with the appropriate documentation to substantiate medical necessity.

CMS increases payments for cognitive assessments and care plan services

Management Services Organizations are not for every physician, but they are certainly here to stay for a long time to come.

What physicians need to know about MSOs

, JD, has practiced law exclusively in the areas of asset protection, risk management and wealth preservation for the last 16 years. He helps protect a national client base with more than $5 billion in personal assets, including several thousand physicians. He is a contributing author to multiple books for physicians and a frequent medical conference speaker and CME presenter. 

Basic rules to be aware of and some specific tax plans that require extreme caution and due diligence. 

Fall tax fraud warning for physicians 

What doctors must understand about their insurance and why not all polices are equal.

Medical Malpractice and Asset Protection, Part 8: Med Mal Insurance

MBA, CFP®, AIF® began her career in financial planning in 1988 and co-founded Atlanta Financial Associates in 1992, merging into 

in 2020. She specializes in working with physicians and executives in the healthcare industry. Her passion for working with physicians comes from being a pediatrician’s spouse for more than three decades. Julie has been featured on Forbes’ list of America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors since 2017 as well as Forbes’ 

These plans can offer a variety of potential benefits that go beyond their traditional role. 

Using a 529 Plan for estate planning 

With the impending reporting period upon providers, this article highlights the current status of Reporting Period 1 and relays some recent enforcement actions.

Provider Relief Fund recipient reporting obligations and government enforcement actions

Maximize the value of your practice and property by putting a proper plan in place.

How to build a succession plan for your practice

In part seven of our look at medical malpractice risk we examine specific liability issues from recent media reports and about physicians and healthcare. 

Medical Malpractice and Asset Protection, Part 7: Real Risks in Today’s Headlines 

AI can decrease strain on nurses and other healthcare professionals and allow them focus on the tasks technology cannot address. 

Artificial Intelligence could minimize damage from a growing nursing shortage

As more states enact biometric laws (although none are as robust as Illinois), healthcare AI companies, covered entities, and business associates should take note and take steps to update compliance programs in order to reduce the risk of a lawsuit and a potentially criminal HIPAA violation.