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23 Jul 2018, 6:06 am
This is the second installment in a new series on the Physician Law Blog entitled “Small Doses” designed to provide you with quick updates on meaningful issues. [read post]
18 Mar 2008, 3:47 pm
According to a recent online Wall Street Journal article, Walgreen Co. is taking definitive steps to expand further into the workplace health center arena. [read post]
3 Jun 2009, 9:18 am
On Nov. 9, 2007, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) created the Red Flags Rule requiring creditors to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs within their organizations. [read post]
25 Sep 2009, 8:02 am
The original Stark II regulations included an 18 month moratorium on an exception to Stark that would have permitted physician to invest in specialty hospitals. [read post]
30 Oct 2009, 5:40 am
According to a recent article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, West Penn Allegheny Health System's federal antitrust lawsuit against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Highmark Inc., has been dismissed. [read post]
13 Feb 2016, 5:03 am
As of February 4, 2016, out-of-state athletic team physicians are permitted to provide care to their own team’s players while in Pennsylvania. [read post]
25 Jul 2013, 6:18 am
As the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues in fits and starts, healthcare providers are scrambling to best position themselves to accommodate anticipated and developing payment models. [read post]
20 Nov 2017, 5:38 am
[For more information on CMS’s new Quality Payment Program and what physicians need to report in 2017, please see our prior blog posts here and here.] [read post]
24 Jan 2008, 2:45 pm
As was predicted by many, the Deficit Reduction Act is continuing to cause a major shake-out in the imaging center industry. [read post]
14 Oct 2008, 3:05 pm
Physicians, Do you have financial relationships (think joint venture, medical director stipends, lease arrangements, AS&T agreements) with a hospital? [read post]
22 Aug 2012, 12:40 pm
According to a a major study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine this week, almost half of physicians surveyed (over 7,000 physicians were surveyed), reported at least one symptom of burnout. [read post]
25 Nov 2013, 7:56 am
Hospital-physician acquisition of medical practices continues at a furious pace. [read post]
15 Apr 2008, 6:12 pm
As previously reported on this blog, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had announced in 2007 that they intended to send requests for information to all Medicare participating hospitals for details regarding the investment/ownership and compensation arrangements between those hospitals and physicians to determine whether the arrangements were in compliance with the federal Stark statute. [read post]
19 Apr 2017, 11:46 am
The New York State Department of Health recently announced two regulatory enhancements to improve patient access to medical marijuana. [read post]
11 Feb 2013, 4:08 pm
The Obama administration announced today that as a result of increased federal health care fraud and abuse enforcement efforts, the federal government recovered $4.2 billion in 2012, setting a new record. [read post]
16 Aug 2011, 8:01 am
These are uncertain times for physicians. [read post]
7 Jun 2012, 5:19 am
In this second installment of critical physician employment agreement considerations (see the first installment "Defining the Scope of Practice"), I want to briefly discuss term and termination provisions. [read post]
30 Aug 2011, 8:43 am
For the last couple of years I have been telling my physician and provider clients that they should expect to see a dramatic rise in healthcare health fraud investigations and prosecutions. [read post]
9 Feb 2018, 4:00 pm
This piece originally appeared in the February 2018 issue of the Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin. [read post]
16 Apr 2010, 6:32 am
The dreaded 21% Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment cuts were, after several extensions, scheduled to take effect yesterday, April 15, 2010. [read post]
