Risk Management

Anyone involved with protected health information at your medical practice can be the one who gets you fined for a HIPAA violation. So due diligence is a must.

Becoming a guarantor for medical student loans can place undue strains upon family income and assets. Develop a plan first, before committing to help a loved one.

From texting to Facebook messages, communicating with patients electronically has always raised legal questions. Here are the answers to keep your practice safe.

A HIPAA risk assessment can help your practice put safeguards in place to protect against both cyberthreats and cyberliability.

One of the biggest challenges facing physicians in obtaining asset protection is selecting qualified counsel. Make sure you do your due diligence.

Asset protection is a vital part of every physician's essential legal and financial plan; unfortunately, most doctors don't know how to pick the right legal help.

While use of an EHR has clear benefits to patients the technology is still in its infancy and can threaten patient safety in certain situations.

It appears medical practices, especially independent ones, are becoming more accepting of putting their medical data in the cloud

Think passwords are passé and that biometrics will come to the rescue to keep healthcare records safe? Think again - it's only one part of the security puzzle.

You lock up your house and car each day, so be sure to do the same with your digital assets. Here are six tips to start employing today.

When it comes to asset protection, keeping investments "secret" does not benefit investors, and may even place them at risk of fraud.

Did you know, as custodian of your patients' protected health information, you are required by HIPAA to create a contingency plan?

Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act and what it requires can help medical practices avoid costly missteps.

Physicians' liability concerns go far beyond their practice. Traveling and teen drivers in particular pose some specific risks every doctor must be aware of.

Malpractice lawsuits are never pleasant, but physicians that are proactive before, during, and even after a lawsuit will have a better outcome.

When it comes to understanding why we need HIPAA compliance, government regulators are on one side of a very wide river, and physicians are on the other.

If you don't have a well-executed emergency plan in place, now's the time to get it updated.

Perfect for the office bulletin board, here is an "Ode to HIPAA."

Smartphones are making it easier for patients to record conversations with their physicians - sometimes secretly.

Before you commit to a financial plan for your practice, carefully consider your specific risk exposures.

Why one pediatric practice that received over $100,000 in increased payments due to an ACA initiative has to pay the money back.

Physicians across the country are being targeted by a tax fraud scam. Here's how you can protect yourself.

The increasing emphasis on patient satisfaction has some physicians walking a tightrope when it comes to discussing serious health issues.

As a physician, your business plan should encompass more than just "see more patients and work harder."

Medical practices are no strangers to audits. But health IT audits are critical to the financial, legal, and operational success of your office.