Law & Malpractice

With most HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule provisions now in effect, it's a good time for providers to review their policies.

A recent inside-job data breach incident reminds us why we need to take necessary precautions.

Attorney Robert Feiger explains asset protection for physicians and the ideal time to start finding a partner to protect personal wealth.

Attorneys Barbara Zabawa and Melissa Giftus warn improper social media use can lead to possible HIPAA violations, increased malpractice liability, and more.

Enterprise risk management can be a valuable tool for medical practices in anticipating, planning, and preventing certain patient care decisions.

Insurer denials for expensive diagnostics are often caused by physician failure to follow simple rules.

MGMA executives share recent data on physician concerns about the new healthcare insurance exchange program.

Is your medical practice staff doing all it can to reduce the likelihood of a malpractice lawsuit? Here are some tips.

On Monday, MGMA13 session speaker Carolyn Hartley equipped medical groups with top tactics for getting through audits and data breaches.

Here are tips for managing three medical practice risk areas: HIPAA breaches, Medicare audits, and EHR liability issues.

Whether the Affordable Care Act, ICD-10, or the Stage 2 rules for meaningful use, look at these changes as opportunities, not obstacles.

In the rush to meet meaningful use guidelines, physicians may have won the battle but lost the war as poor or faulty implementation of EHRs increases risk.

Physician wealth management expert Scott Wisniewski explains the decision to sell a private practice with an eye toward retirement.

A recent Medicaid fraud settlement in Texas holds two important lessons for physicians regarding business relationships.

Ensure your social media activity does not cause problems for your practice.

Earlier this week, new HIPAA mandates went into effect. Is your practice in compliance?

The difference between physicians who manage risk and those who manage crisis when it comes to legal and financial planning.

Perhaps it would be better to put doctors in charge of patient care, rather than paint-by-number regulations.

The social media activity of your medical practice staff could be putting you and your practice at risk.

How does a proposed data hub for newly-ensured patients affect your practice? Hint: It has to do with cybersecurity and HIPAA.

Sept. 23, 2013 is the date for compliance with the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. Updated business associate agreements and Notice of Privacy Practices are critical.

Sometimes learning from true stories of physicians who lost assets due to poor planning is the best way to kick start your own asset protection plan.

The NSA has examined communication nationwide in a way that makes it logical to conclude that messages improperly accessed PHI and, therefore, violated HIPAA.

Drug-seeking behavior has evolved into patients wanting new medications for older ones they've self-prescribed or demanding medications I don't feel they need.

Here's some simple guidance, from the OIG and a healthcare attorney, on suspicious sales pitches physicians might receive regarding a joint venture.