Law & Malpractice

Understanding what should be included in a required HIPAA BAA is essential.

Only a quarter of Medicare and Medicare Advantage recipients receive an annual wellness visit.

In part 5 of our look at malpractice asset protection strategies, we cover the basics every physician must know about medical malpractice insurance.

While helpful, the increase in electronic patient information creates more opportunity for errors, omissions, or mistakes that can ultimately lead to an unintended patient outcome and subsequent evidence against a provider in a legal proceeding.

Email is one area ripe for AI innovation.

With cybersecurity and criminal government actions involving protected health information (PHI), now is a good time to understand the importance of the required Business Associate Agreement (BAA).

The risk of malpractice and negligence is hurting the medical billing industry. Here’s a brief article talking about various risks involved with these threats to practices, clinics, and coders.

We continue our look at asset protection for physicians in the context of medical malpractice claims with a look at the causes of medical malpractice claims and thinking defensively about diagnosis and documentation.

One of the biggest risks is the act of practicing medicine virtually and the challenges of virtual examinations, reviewing diagnostics, communicating with the patient, loss of contextual clues, etc.

These three efforts are some basic steps that will go a long way toward ensuring you accomplish your marketing goals while still maintaining patient privacy.

If you leverage the right business partners for your email, you can both mitigate risk and provide seamless communication to your patients.

Providers should be vigilant about the truthfulness of the claims and statements that are being submitted for remuneration by the government.

Asset Protection for physicians logically includes concerns about medical malpractice liability. We continue our look at the facts about malpractice including the real risks, numbers and defense strategies involved.

If providers fail to follow these new rules, claims will be denied, and eventually, those who are outliers on adherence to appropriate use criteria will be subject to prior authorization.

Telehealth services, contactless waiting rooms, and pre-visit patient intake are all new procedures facilities across the country have had to adopt.

An advisory opinion is only applicable to those requesting it; seek guidance under AKS or ensure safe harbors are met and a goal is to not induce referrals based on volume or value.

Don’t let your Medicare Part B reimbursement for advanced imaging be impacted by the CMS Mandate taking effect on January 1, 2022!

What you need to know to reduce your risks in a merger or acquisition.

Self-employed physicians and medical practice owners face a variety of risks including medical malpractice claims. We continue our discussion of the numbers and facts behind these lawsuits.

Good news on telehealth coding, but lifting of EFRD restrictions will present financial challenges.

Recent attacks encouraged new guidelines from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST).

Traditional cybersecurity measures aren’t effective anymore.

While physicians face many financial and legal risks, the elephant in the room is always your professional liability and the risk of a malpractice lawsuit. We start an in-depth look at the facts about these lawsuits including where they happen, who they happen to, and what they cost.

A few notable items seemingly intersect with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Despite the PREP Act’s broad immunity coverage, plaintiffs’ attorneys have already been filing complaints in many jurisdictions.

When considering the treatment of minors, as well as the release of the related protected health information, there are considerations not to overlook.

The history of government healthcare fraud and abuse enforcement efforts teaches one unassailable lesson: increased utilization inevitably leads to increased government scrutiny.

Memorial Day begins the “100 Deadliest Days”.

A high-level overview of what goodwill is and how it factors (or doesn’t factor) into a medical practice sale.

Though recent survey data suggests fewer physicians are choosing private practice, the data may be misleading. Hospital or private practice employment should only be chosen after carefully weighing the pros and cons of each.