Legal Compliance

Just because a practice doesn't have as much PHI as a hospital doesn't mean it's safe from hackers, as this HIMSS18 speaker reveals.

How to keep to your license and stay out of prison. Advice from the front lines of the DEA's war on prescribers.

There are many examples where an expired agreement can accidently violate Stark Law. Here's what you should know.

One hundred years from the worst flu pandemic ever, we're still failing to fight it off.

How could gun violence affect your practice? Here's everything you need to know.

A new proposal from the Trump administration aims to improve insurance options for patients, but some are concerned it will just raise premiums.

Approached by a company offering an opportunity to invest in a laboratory or laboratory MSO? Consider the following.

A physician attempts to profess her gripes about the prior authorization process to a pharmacist to no avail.

Texting, Facebook, Skype - these technologies can all put you in the crosshairs of the government for failing to comply with HIPAA.

Medicare's Quality Payment Program (QPP) is a little different in 2018 than it was in 2017. Here is a guide to this year's reporting requirements.

There are a lot of elements of MIPS that should concern physicians, but Advancing Care Information isn't one of them.

The digitization of health data is a good, but it brings concerns over how hard it is to protect patient data.

A brief overview of laws and issues related to office based surgical practices.

When it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace, physicians must adhere to higher standard.

The recently released SAMSHA Final Rule broadens disclosure rules, while a recent case underscores that inaccurate travel expenses submitted to Medicare result in liability.

The solution to solving the opioid crisis is much more complicated than simply adding new therapies. It needs a multi-leveled approach.

The AMA and other healthcare stakeholder groups announced their intention this week to streamline the prior authorization process for physicians.

The American College of Physicians (ACP) and other provider groups are not happy the recently-passed tax bill has repealed the individual mandate.

Here are five tactics to reduce many of the more common risks of data loss at your practice. Make sure you're up to date.

Physician practices receive subpoenas for documents every day. Here's what your practice staff needs to know when you receive one.

Dr. Melissa Young on a less heard about target of sexual harassment in the workplace: physicians from aggressive and inappropriate patients.

Physicians who solely rely on forms and checklists to terminate an employee are making a huge mistake, says this lawyer.

A lawyer outlines some of the most prominent legal cases from 2017 and explains what physicians can learn from them.

The year was full of plenty of headline news events surrounding the Affordable Care Act, HHS, opioids, and more.

You will likely have an issue with sexual harassment at your practice, here are six ways to deal with the problem and ensure it gets resolved.