Law & Malpractice

For those looking for a new job, the following are some key considerations that might limit potential for burnout.

Covered entities should be balancing a patient’s right to request his/her medical records or designated record set in a particular electronic format with an unacceptable level of security risk to the covered entity’s systems.

In 2020, 505 reported email breaches resulted in 23.43 million compromised PHIs.

Preliminary basics you need to consider.

Here is what luxury homeowners, buyers, and sellers need to know about construction costs, closing delays, insurance, and why you are probably under-insured for the loss or damage of your home.

Medical malpractice data shows us that bad patient-provider communication correlates with medical malpractice claims.

Viewed through the lens of the prosecutor and the government’s expert

Here is a practical guide to minimize liability claims stemming from communication oversights and misunderstandings at your medical practice.

Asset protection, insurance, compliance, and risk management.

In light of a major insurance company recently being hit with ransomware, the importance of protection, detection, and correction cannot be over emphasized.

The pandemic has placed greater burdens on physicians, providers, and staff.

Physicians Practice® spoke with Krisi Hutson, the product line director at Availity, to discuss some of the ways in which she has been seeing providers help their patients to avoid surprise billing scenarios.

Improve the quality of staff relationships, increase efficiency, and profoundly impact patient safety.

Anything short of twelve months and you will almost always find yourself on the losing side of the transaction.

Risks that threaten doctor’s financial solvency take many forms and require serious personal and professional risk management in multiple areas.

Now is a good time to step back and bring this fresh mindset to reassessing policies and procedures

Technical, administrative, and physical safeguards need to be implemented in accordance with the Security Rule; NIST standards are preferrable.

HHS-OIG items of interest for providers.

While a great way to market your practice’s name, brand, and showcase providers, think through these legal and compliance issues first.

Doctors face a variety or risks far beyond medical malpractice liability. We examine some of the predictable risks of spring and surprises from current headlines that can threaten physicians’ wealth.

Compliance must be an integral component of a practice's RPM program.

Cyberthreats are not going away and cybercriminals are becoming more crafty.

We examine some important basics on how to document your losses and make an effective insurance claim.

The faster people are informed, the faster they will get vaccinated, and the faster we can get back to normal.

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association estimated that healthcare fraud costs the nation $68 billion annually.

H.R. 7898, signed into law on January 5, 2021, addresses the recognition of security practices and amends the HITECH Act – kind of.

Basic personal finance issues that can threaten your wealth including both external threats and risky behaviors to avoid.

Terry Blessing, the senior vice president of client development at VisiQuate—a user-friendly, end-to-end revenue cycle management and analytics solutions company—discusses his top tips and tricks for reducing the likelihood of claims denials in your practice.

Providers will benefit most from well-tailored RPM programs designed within the current requirements that also have the means to be flexible as requirements inevitably shift.

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