Law & Malpractice

The Federal Anti-Kickback Statute is explained in this podcast by attorney Todd Rodriguez, who identifies common missteps and provides key compliance tips.

In this podcast, healthcare attorney Todd Rodriguez, defines the Physician Self-Referral Law, identifies common missteps, and provides key compliance tips.

Taking control, even mentally, of the medical business you run or own is no longer a luxury and is required for your survival.

In a recent survey of nearly 400 physicians and office managers, 85 percent of respondents ranked the transition to ICD-10 as one of the top three issues currently impacting their practice.

With physician adoption of EHR systems on the rise, it isn't too late for your practice to begin "meaningful use" as well.

Tom Walsh discusses the emergence of mobile health technologies and tips to make your practice data more secure.

Lucien Roberts of Pulse Systems examines the current Stage 1 requirements of "meaningful use" for EHRs and explores if the rules are really improving patient care.

Innovation is great. Litigation isn't. Here's how to use the latest tech tools at your practice properly and within the letter of the law.

Properly using technology at your practice is critical, as is determining who will help you use it effectively.

Thanks in part to meeting "meaningful use," I've begun upgrading our practice technology to better serve patients and increase staff job satisfaction.

Here's some advice from practices that have already successfully "attested" to MU and have cashed their checks.

Though the proposal is months away from being finalized, practices should be ready to do even more with their EHRs.

Some wonder whether the government will actually impose Medicare payment reductions on providers that never meaningfully use EHRs.

Forget about meaningful use and ICD-10. The deep talk at HIMSS 2012 was about iPads, data mining, game-like patient apps, and - what's that? - more EHR products?

National health IT coordinator says most care will be delivered via EHRs by next year.

In addition to an extension of the Stage 1 reporting period, providers can expect an increased focus on interoperability, quality reporting, and security.

Done well, clinical summaries can help you communicate better, satisfy patients, and qualify for the MU bonus.

If rules for Stage 2 of CMS’ “meaningful use” EHR incentive program are released tomorrow as expected by some industry insiders, providers will have to get themselves more acquainted with HIEs.

How one hospital system is driving alignment with an incentive-only EHR strategy.

The HIMSS12 conference will cover everything from the next stages of “meaningful use” to mobile technology.

Dr. Eric M. Liederman, director of medical informatics for The Permanente Medical Group, discusses the move to electronic records and what drives privacy violations by practice staff.

Whether you’re attending HIMSS12 in Las Vegas or want to access the same health IT knowledge from your home or office, Physicians Practice has you covered.

Is it ever appropriate for a physician not to fully disclose a medical error? And what legal consequences can arise if he does not?

CMS’ Stage 2 proposal may be just a few days, or even just a few hours, away. Are you ready?

Docs cheered when CMS said it plans to “re-examine” its ICD-10 transition timeframe, but will the deadline for implementing the new code-set actually be extended?