Law & Malpractice

Check out these essential insights on controlling malpractice insurance premiums, including specialty impact, location factors, policy types and available discounts for physicians.

Understanding HIPAA's Privacy Rule clarifies how incidental disclosures in health care settings are permissible, ensuring patient privacy while facilitating essential communications.

Health care practices face rising audits and recoupments for using placental membrane grafts in diabetic ulcer treatments, risking significant financial penalties.

Strong patient engagement and clear patient-provider communication empower physician practices to improve health outcomes and reduce costly malpractice claims.

The Open Payments Program reveals critical compliance issues in healthcare, highlighting recent legal cases and the importance of accurate financial reporting.

Successful mergers prioritize cultural integration and effective communication, ensuring employee support and retention during transitions for long-term success.

Practices must prepare for stricter fraud reporting and compliance as the DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program and bipartisan AI Whistleblower Protection Act expand protections beyond the False Claims Act.

Practice administrators seeking federal grants or contracts must look beyond HIPAA, completing SAM registration and adopting FAR 52.204‑21’s 15 essential cybersecurity controls to safeguard PHI, PII, FCI and CUI.

Two class-action lawsuits targeting the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Kansas Health System for years-long cyberstalking and unauthorized access to protected health information spotlight massive HIPAA risk-analysis failures and underscore the urgent need for stronger health care cybersecurity safeguards.

Learn 10 must‑know dos and don’ts guiding physicians and practice administrators through the legal, staffing and pricing steps of adopting an insurance‑free, membership‑based model.

As biometric technologies expand in health care and consumer surveillance, regulators are cracking down on companies that misuse sensitive data — with HIPAA, FTC orders and billion-dollar state settlements setting the tone.

Think HIPAA is the only law that matters for patient data privacy? Think again —mapping the complex legal web every physician and practice manager must understand to truly stay compliant.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, talks about possible next steps once risks are identified.

Don't make the same mistakes as this practice.

Andrea Greco, SVP of Healthcare Safety at CENTEGIX, breaks down the key legal and regulatory factors medical practices must consider when conducting risk assessments.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, identifies common shortcomings of risk assessments and explains how practices can address their blind spots.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, talks about common risk assessment tools.

Ericka Adler, JD, of Roetzel & Andress, joins the show to discuss factors you should consider before selling your practice.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, explains when medical practices should conduct risk assessments.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, explains why risk assessments are so important for medical practices.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, details key aspects of risk assessments.

Norman K. "Kip" Beals III, MD, joins the show to discuss the evolving landscape of health care reimbursement — and how physicians can weather the storm.

Medicaid is on the chopping block, but that doesn't mean the end of indigent care.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, talks about keeping your practice safe — and how failing to do so can impact patient care.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, shares the most important factor in practice safety.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, explains what practices should keep in mind moving forward in regards to workplace safety.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, talks visitor management protocols to keep practices safe.

Andrea Greco, SVP of health care safety at CENTEGIX, talks about keeping practices safe — and how failing to do so can impact patient care.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, explains why 80% of incidents of workplace violence go unreported.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, discusses the importance of situational awareness for incident responders in medical practices.