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24 Jun 2011, 6:22 am
Over the last several years, a cottage industry of businesses known as “Physician Owned Distributorships” (“PODs”) has taken root in the medical device world and according to a recent article in the American Medical News is now coming under scrutiny by federal authorities. [read post]
30 Nov 2017, 9:25 am
CMS recently issued an Advisory Opinion suggesting that physicians who refer diagnostic tests reimbursable under Medicare to a laboratory may, under certain circumstances, receive electronic pop-up notifications in the laboratory’s web-based portal alerting the physicians to various potential issues related to the test results. [read post]
28 Feb 2018, 8:14 am
On the firm’s HIPAA & Health Information Technology blog, associate Kristen Marotta discussed the privacy and security issues arising from the growing use of telemedicine, particularly for mental health treatment. [read post]
31 Oct 2014, 10:27 am
Each year, the U.S. [read post]
19 Apr 2018, 7:09 am
Last month, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced several initiatives to innovate the delivery of patient care at the ground level. [read post]
30 Jan 2011, 9:41 am
Under a new Pennsylvania law which took effect on January 22, 2011, physicians who bill patients or third party payers for clinical pathology laboratory tests purchased from an independent laboratory are required to disclose on the bill the name of the laboratory from which the service was purchased, the amount paid by the physician to the lab and the physician’s acquisition or processing (e.g., mark-up) charge for the service. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 10:40 am
Kristen Marotta writes: Recently on Fox’s HIPAA & Health Information Technology blog, we discussed the privacy and security issues arising from the growth of telemedicine, as well as the general benefits that such growth could have for recent medical graduates. [read post]
29 Sep 2014, 7:14 am
One of the most challenging problems I encounter in representing physician practice is disruptive physician behavior. [read post]
5 Nov 2012, 5:51 am
It's no secret that Medicare pays significantly more for certain services when they are performed in a hospital outpatient department than when they are performed in a physician office. [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 11:45 am
Too many physicians still believe that federal and state fraud authorities are only interested in large health systems and pharmaceutical companies. [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 10:34 am
This is the second in a series of posts on practical and legal considerations for physicians in deciding whether to sell, merge or stay the same. [read post]
25 Feb 2014, 1:42 pm
Is bigger better when it comes to private medical practices? [read post]
12 May 2008, 2:52 pm
According to a recent article in the Patriot News, Governor Rendell has outlined the costs associated with his plan to provide health insurance for Pennsylvania's uninsured population. [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 7:57 am
Unfortunately, many physicians believe their activities are “under the radar” when it comes to fraud and abuse enforcement. [read post]
22 Feb 2016, 12:24 pm
By Alexandra L. [read post]
2 Oct 2008, 3:37 pm
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Dept of Health and Human Services released its FY2009 Workplan yesterday. [read post]
21 May 2010, 6:35 am
According to a recent article on Politico, federal lawmakers are close to passing legislation that would suspend until 2014 the 21% Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cuts that have been hanging over physicians' heads since January. [read post]
30 Jan 2013, 1:47 pm
I imagine that few physicians contemplated being part of organized labor when they enrolled in medical school but as more and more physicians make the leap from private practice to hospital employment, perhaps large-scale unionization of the physician workforce could become a reality. [read post]
13 Aug 2012, 2:55 pm
By Randy Schauer, Esquire Is your office OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) compliant? [read post]
23 Feb 2015, 6:18 am
Beginning May 13, 2015, employers must provide paid sick leave to employees who work in Philadelphia, per the City of Brotherly Love’s newly enacted Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Ordinance. [read post]
