Legal Compliance

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?

A recent Merritt Hawkins survey found 56 percent of docs in support of single-payer healthcare due to a variety of reasons, including feelings of inevitably.

Should you hire an in-house coder or outsource? Do you need to hire one at all? Answers to these questions and more.

Virtual groups are supposed to help small practice physicians participate in MACRA, but questions remain on how that will happen.

Thanks to a new agreement, medical licensure issues won't hold back the growing telehealth industry nearly as much.

When is a physician obliged to transfer a patient's complete medical record to a new doctor? HIPAA has the answer for you.

Technology will play an important role in determining a practice's success in MACRA. Here's what you need to invest in.

Readers are split on whether or not the Senate's version to repeal the Affordable Care Act would serve the American people well.

Physicians face many risks beyond just malpractice; we take a look at one big liability issue in the news and preventable seasonal risks.

CMS' proposed rule for the 2018 performance year of the Quality Payment Program should be seen as a major win for small practices, experts say.

What do practices need to know about the proposed rule for MACRA reporting in 2018? Here are our top 10 takeaways.

Malpractice incidents are unfortunate for all involved, but can provide insightful lessons for practices. Here are seven takeaways from real-life suits.

In this video exclusive for Physicians Practice, Michael Matray, host of Healthcare Matters, drills down on a pair of medical liability tort reform bills currently under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The CMS Actuary projects that if the AHCA passes into law, the number of uninsured Americans will increase by 13 million by 2026.

At least one doctor expresses his desire for malpractice reform to enacted, to put an end to frivolous lawsuits. Don't send in the clowns!

EHRs have yet to become a major problem in medical malpractice, but the potential is there, experts say. Here are a few areas of EHR use to caution.

Receiving cash for a referral is the most obvious gift that violates the Anti-Kickback Statute. Here are eight more.

Have you gotten a notice that you are being sued for malpractice? Here are some steps you should take, experts say.

Despite a Republican Congress and White House, experts are skeptical about federal medical tort reform bills becoming law.

A recent executive order to ensure federal computer systems are safe from attack has implications for medical practices as well.

Why this is a challenging time for providers who are finding themselves penalized excessively by CMS and without appropriate recourse or justice.