Legal Compliance

Practices must prepare for stricter fraud reporting and compliance as the DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program and bipartisan AI Whistleblower Protection Act expand protections beyond the False Claims Act.

Practice administrators seeking federal grants or contracts must look beyond HIPAA, completing SAM registration and adopting FAR 52.204‑21’s 15 essential cybersecurity controls to safeguard PHI, PII, FCI and CUI.

Practice administrators can divorce-proof their marriage with eight actionable, stress-busting tips that balance demanding workloads and relationship health.

Remote patient monitoring is rapidly expanding, but with heightened federal scrutiny and OIG audits underway, medical practices must ensure full compliance to protect revenue and reduce audit risk.

As biometric technologies expand in health care and consumer surveillance, regulators are cracking down on companies that misuse sensitive data — with HIPAA, FTC orders and billion-dollar state settlements setting the tone.

With the right strategy and tone, you can transform a critical review into an opportunity to strengthen patient relationship.

Think HIPAA is the only law that matters for patient data privacy? Think again —mapping the complex legal web every physician and practice manager must understand to truly stay compliant.

Don't make the same mistakes as this practice.

Medicaid is on the chopping block, but that doesn't mean the end of indigent care.

Recent legislative and regulatory actions tied to generative artificial intelligence.

The long anticipated HIPAA Security Rule Notice of Proposed Rule Making strives to strengthen electronic protected health information cybersecurity.

Got a patient who's abusing your staff, ignoring your advice, failing to pay his bill? When you realize it just isn't going to work, it's usually best to let the patient go. Here's how to do it correctly.

An effective compliance program can and does mitigate liability, so it's important to stay abreast of regulatory changes.

Given that the health care sector tops the FBI's list as the top target of ransomware, it is not a surprise that the Senate has a bill on the table to increase minimum cybersecurity standards.

Key takeaways from the OIG report on remote patient monitoring.

Notable regulatory items to consider as Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches.

Physicians and practices alike should have safeguards in place to prevent situations like this from happening.

Each practice should learn from the result of this HIPAA case.

The physical and mental deterioration of a loved one coupled with the discussion of death are not pleasant topics to discuss.

Allowing employees to use their own devices at work could raise privacy concerns.

In-house counsel and compliance staff should learn from this case and adapt training accordingly.

Don't run afoul of these new privacy and civil rights rules.

The peculiarities of healthcare makes private equity investments a fraught proposition.

The new rule aligns more closely with HIPAA.

Health care employers have the obligation to protect their employees and their patients, while also complying with applicable state and federal laws.

Healthcare employers have to strike a balance between their ADA responsibilities and the privacy of their employees.

Also the US Department of Health and Human Services is emphasizing cybersecurity.

Neglecting insider threats can be equally as costly as ransomware and other cyberattacks.

Even small deals are drawing greater government interest

Cybersecurity is important for patient piece of mind, but it's also required by law.