Law & Malpractice

Defense attorney Sarah Wirskye explains obstruction of justice in healthcare lawsuits and how to prevent it from occurring, even accidentally.

Physicians have more reason than ever to be concerned and act proactively to protect their businesses, assets, and families.

In this podcast, Jeff Brunken, president of physician insurer MGIS, shares important ACO-related liability issues physicians face.

Copiers, scanners, and faxes are essential to medical offices, but they also present hidden HIPAA dangers.

Physician requirements, including a new requirement for patient-generated health information, called cumbersome by industry.

Here's a primer on The False Claims Act, why medical practices should know all about this federal statute, and how to avoid violations.

With its push for physicians to discuss gun safety, the AMA once again reveals that it does not truly represent the physicians seeing patients every day.

A new year is the perfect time to be proactive and ensure your medical practice is compliance with all the regulations it faces.

Here are five legal issues private practices should be sure to follow in the new year to avoid potential pitfalls.

Legislative interference in the operation of your medical practice is evident across the U.S. Here are some examples.

Healthcare providers nationwide are taking issue with payers conducting pay-then-pull-back audits and delayed payments for covered treatments.

Learn the difference between claims-made and occurrence-based malpractice policies for physicians, tail insurance, and more.

Here's part one of my 12-month medical practice makeover - a series to help make changes at your office. First, employee liability issues to examine this month.

An expert in physician recruitment walks you through the process of how a firm works to fill the demand for an employed physician at locations nationwide.

Telemedicine and other health IT tools can help physician assistants be more proactive in patient care. Some of the rules need to change too, however.

Here's guidance on how to avoid violating HIPAA when it comes to de-identification of protected health information.

Attorney Rachel Rose provides some details and frequent issues for physicians regarding Recovery Audit Contractor audits.

From increasing HIPAA training among staff to stepping up billing compliance efforts, here are key action steps to consider making in the New Year.

Simply put, today's EHRs are not designed to collect data in a way that allows accurate meaningful use reports to be created.

From cloud-based computing to patient portals, here’s what, technology-wise, made a big bang in physician practices nationwide.

Physician online content and even profiles are a click away from being stolen and copied. Here are some strategies to help cope with this disturbing problem.

Every new business venture into which physicians enter could present significant legal risk and should properly be vetted.

While the current focus on health IT tends to be on features or capabilities, it's time to take a look at the higher purposes of these devices and software.

Here are three issues that need to be on your shortlist for 2013 to re-visit and address proactively to help you and your medical practice.

Here are some tips you can review that could eliminate post-holiday party problems for you and your medical practice.