Legal Compliance

When crafting HIPAA security policies at your medical practice, don't overlook the broader information footprint.

From a sample patient dismissal letter to an RVU calculator; these 10 resources will help your practice operate in a more efficient and compliant manner.

If you are a physician, be mindful that payments to a commissioned sales force for the referral or recommendation of business can be illegal.

Medical practices must become more aware of the HIPAA Security Rule and the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

Important financial and compliance issues can be digested easily with a little planning. March is a good time to look at HR issues in your practice.

Payers know that correctly writing down every patient encounter is difficult for physicians, if not impossible. Therefore, exploiting this is easy for them.

In this webinar, presented March 18, 2014, healthcare attorneys Ericka L. Adler and Rachel V. Rose provide tips to keep your medical practice HIPAA compliant.

When admitting patients to the hospital, knowing Medicare rules and making use of diligent charting can make all the difference.

More physicians are using their mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets for healthcare purposes. But not all are using them securely.

A little preparation will go a long way toward helping medical practices pass meaningful use audits.

Mobile devices bring great benefits to healthcare, but they also pose great risks. Here's how to mitigate those risks.

How to use technology and education to assist your medical practice's physicians with the ICD-10 transition before it happens.

Poor physician communication makes it more likely a patient will file a malpractice lawsuit against you. Here are 10 things to never say to patients.

No matter how cleverly structured, schemes to circumvent Stark Law are risky for physicians, and the consequences of failing to comply can be devastating.

HHS asserts that a proposed rule is trying to strike a balance between the individual privacy protections of HIPAA and public safety considerations.

Many physicians fail to review or update their informed consent forms to ensure they comply with state laws, standards of practice, and specific regulations.

As healthcare reform initiatives pick up, malpractice risks may increase for many physicians.

A new year brings new opportunities - and new challenges - to medical practices. Take our poll to let us know what challenge has you most concerned going into 2014.

Medical practices face many challenges in 2014. Here are 10 of the biggest.

Asking physicians and staff to sign a mobile device agreement reinforces the importance of mobile security.

One expert shares guidance regarding what a medical practice risk analysis should include and consider.

In preparing for 2014, make sure you consider the changes in the benefits your practice may offer.

Dismissing a patient from your medical practice without taking the proper precautions can raise ethical and legal problems.

Payers are cracking down on routine copay waivers. Here's what your practice needs to know.

Huge government fines designed to punish marketing tactics are almost unique to the field of medicine because of the third-party payer system.