Legal Compliance

CMS has altered rules around payments to hospital based outpatient departments (HOPDs), which could have an effect on a practice's value to hospitals.

We are nearly halfway through the year. What should be on physicians' radar for the rest of 2016? Here are eight things to look at.

A recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals emphasizes why it's important for physicians to not cut corners.

For doctors and their families, the time between Memorial Day to Labor Day can be dangerous as there is a spike in injuries, fatalities, and more.

In announcing its Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model, CMS showed it has somewhat learned from its first go round.

Password security isn't just for providers. Practices should make sure its patients are using tough passwords when using their patient portal.

It's important that physician practices stay compliant with HIPAA by executing business associate agreements with various vendor partners.

Choosing good passwords and protecting them is a small but key part of guarding your patients’ protected health information.

From background checks on employees to investing in new software and hardware, your practice has to be prepared. Here are five ways to stop a cyber criminal from infiltrating your EHR.

What are the three things physicians should take from the recently released proposed rule on MACRA implementation?

When it comes to long documents, the MACRA proposed rule isn't quite as captivating as "Truman." And this is quite unfortunate for Medicare doctors.

Doctors are dealing with more outside forces than ever before, like third-party and government payers. Here's why they have to organize.

Maintenance of certification requirements have many physicians up in arms. Here are the top reasons for the pushback.

In this Q&A, a family medicine doc talks about why the MACRA legislation should terrify small practice physicians from a financial perspective.

In Phoenix, one clinically integrated organization is showing independent physician practices how they can achieve success in value-based care.

What to know about the proposed rule on MACRA implementation from CMS, including how financially damaging it will be to solo and small practices.

As physicians create joint ventures and Accountable Care Organizations, what do they have to know about structuring a new entity?

In the second of a two-part interview with a CMS representative, more on the legal ramifications for waiving copays for low-income patients.

What are some of the risk factors doctors face, both personal and professional, to protect their assets? Here are some potential ones.

Most practices know they are obligated to collect patient copays and deductibles, but few know that for certain low-income patients doing so is illegal.

Government and commercial insurers have different policies practices must know about waiving copayments. What do practices have to know?

Here’s what you do when a HIPAA violation affects your patients, but is the fault of one of your business partners.

Lost laptops, tablets, and phones are among the most common ways patient privacy is breached. Here’s what to do if it happens to you.

In part two of our interview, AMA President Steven J. Stack opines on whether physicians will ever buy into government-based payment programs.

A recent ruling from an administrative law judge emphasizes the importance of HIPAA compliance for physicians.