Law & Malpractice

While some payer-based investigations into fraud might be based on actual patterns of abuse, most are just an attempt to recoup funds.

Small practices can take steps to avoid being hit with ransomware. The key focus should be on implementing technical safeguards and working with staff.

Mixing secrecy, bad tax advice, and the wrong jurisdictions may prove financially fatal for American doctors who misuse offshore tools for tax evasion.

Meaningful Use continues to be a pain in the neck for one doctor, who is struggling to attest as a private practice physician.

Some people might want the comfort of a salary and no overhead expenses. This independent doc sees it a completely different way.

Physician partnerships require much pre-planning in order for them to be successful. Here are six areas that must be considered.

As the medical community grapples with opioid prescription, one doctor says she has seen first-hand that these medications do not cure chronic pain.

Do you know why you shouldn't waive patient copays? Take this short true and false quiz to find out what you really know.

Tax experts provide insight on meaningful use payments and tax write-offs for EHR-related investments. What do practices have to know before April 15th?

The personal services safe harbor law exists to protect physicians from prosecution when they receive payments for legitimate services.

Common asset protection mistakes plague medical professionals, such as do it yourself strategies that lack any real defensive basis in the law.

What do physicians have to know about non-compete clauses in their contracts? Here's some information on the common contract device.

Healthcare cyberattacks can put your patients and medical practice at risk. The good news is there are both high-tech and no-tech means to be safe.

New guidance from HHS’ Office of Civil Rights has not only clarified patients’ rights to request a medical record, but also what practices can charge.

Recent pilot initiatives have found that when physicians share their medical notes with patient, it has a positive effect for both parties.

Physicians have many sources of exposure that require proactive risk management and asset protection planning. Remember, never act too late.

Doctors are patients too, and sometimes use medical marijuana. But they can also face dire consequences from employers.

If your practice is located in a state where medical marijuana is legal, make sure you know the risks before prescribing.

The AMA recently decided guidelines and methods to weigh the competency of older docs were needed on a national level. Is this fair or unfair?

More administrators are threatening to kick providers out of a preferred provider network. Here's tips on how to avoid this fate.

As a doc, if you’ve come up with a great invention, you might be contractually obligated to hand over that IP to your employer. Here’s how to avoid that.

The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System will go into effect in about a year. Here is what you have to know.

Meaningful use is not dead, as some have been suggesting. However, it is nearing its end and that fact has many physicians excited.

Before you throw dirt and write the obituary of meaningful use, physicians should know this about the program supposedly ending in 2016.