Legal Compliance

Every practice has them: disgruntled employees and patients. Here's how to handle their complaints and avoid lawsuits.

If you're drafting up provisions in a physician contract dictating his conduct, here are five things to consider.

Here are the major shifts from the Medicare Quality Payment Program’s proposed rule to the recently released final rule.

The EHR is creating some risk and liability for providers. Some of these risks are obvious and some are not.

What if the opioid epidemic hits your practice and forces one of your providers to check into rehab? Here are some questions to ask yourself.

No one said you have to love every aspect of where you live. Here are a few things our advisory board says could be improved in their state.

A recent case shows physicians that while commercial payers don't have badges and guns, they can hit your wallet hard.

Also: President Donald Trump declared a national public health emergency for the opioid epidemic this week.

Physicians interested in any transaction opportunity need to be familiar with the process, and the healthcare regulatory and legal issues that can delay or thwart a deal.

There are a lot of public health issues that need addressing - can the new Surgeon General tackle them in an effective manner?

Texas was one of the five Best States to Practice. Dr. Carlos Cardenas talks to us about what makes it so friendly to physicians.

If you think non-compliance with Stark Law is no big deal, think again. There are consequences for ignoring it.

Some patients don't want to hear it, they just want their unreasonable request accepted. Here's how to say no.

Performing random audits at your practice is a thing of the past. Here's how to use predictive analytics to get the most out of audits.

The MGMA’s Anders Gilberg discusses the impact of Tom Price resigning his post at HHS.

Despite flooding, power outages, and physical loss, the cloud recently helped modern medical practices avoid four disasters.

The latest attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare are no better than the health law itself.

What do you have to know about ensuring your practice is following the rules of the Practice Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Clinical Data Registries have taken on renewed meaning because of MIPS reporting requirements. What do physicians have to know about them?

More than 40 percent of physicians give the Trump administration an “F” in healthcare thus far. What has led to these tough grades?

Watch out for aggressive language in hospital employment agreements requiring physicians to recoup all payments to insurance companies.

Cybercriminals are more of a threat to securing patient data than ever before. Employ these tactics to better prepare your staff.

In a recent study, researchers found that only 3.3 percent of emergency room visits are avoidable. Also, Houston-area hospitals brace for hurricane fallout.

Yul Ejnes, MD, and Eric Green, MD, are among the rare breed of physician who defend MOC. Here's why.

Physicians are taking their well-known disdain for maintenance of certification to state legislators. Has it made a difference?