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Overtime rule

3 Facts Help Medical Practices Prep for the New Overtime Rule

A new employment overtime rule will require you to modify how you pay some of your full-time salaried employees, or you could end up facing expensive and time-consuming investigations into your labor compliance. To ensure your practice is ready for compliance with the upcoming overtime rule, check out three facts about the law. 1. The […]
Published Date: April 22, 2024
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Sunshine act

Are You Subject to Sunshine Act Reporting Rules? 4 Ways to Tell

Under the Sunshine Act, vendors must post the names of every provider they have a financial relationship with — and this means even accepting lunch from a drug rep will land your name on the Open Payments list. If you find out your name is listed inaccurately, you can dispute it. The problem is that […]
Published Date: April 16, 2024
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Service animals

Untangling the Rules Around Service Animals at Your Practice

When patients or employees want to bring service animals or emotional support animals into your practice, you must tread very carefully. If you make a misstep, you could face lawsuits, regulatory agency fines and reputational damage if you violate the Americans With Disabilities Act. On the other hand, if your emotional support animal policy is […]
Published Date: November 7, 2023
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Subpoena for medical records

4 Questions to Ask if You Get a Subpoena for Medical Records

If your practice receives a subpoena for medical records, it’s important to stay calm. Although you have to toe the line between complying with the subpoena and protecting patient privacy, there are important questions you must answer before sending the records. Check out the four questions you should always ask when you get a subpoena […]
Published Date: October 24, 2023
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stark law

Discover How the PHE’s End Will Impact the Stark Law

The end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is now behind us, and the discontinuation of certain PHE policies spans far beyond COVID-19 tests and vaccinations. In fact, the PHE’s end also has compliance considerations that every practice must know. Among these are vast changes to the Stark law and the ending of blanket […]
Published Date: May 17, 2023
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Information blocking

5 Examples Help You Master Information Blocking Violations

If your practice isn’t familiar with the federal 21st Century Cures Act—also called the information blocking rule—then you could be at risk of violating this law. In essence, your practice must make electronic health information available to patients and others securely and swiftly, at no cost. Practices that prevent patient access may implicate the information […]
Published Date: May 10, 2023
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Respond to subpoena

How to Negotiate for More Time When Responding to Subpoenas

If your practice receives a subpoena for records and documents, it can spark immediate fear—not only because it’s always stressful to deal with legal issues, but also because the clock is ticking to respond to the subpoena on time. Fortunately, the person sending the subpoena understands that you’re busy, and may allow extra time to […]
Published Date: March 8, 2023
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medical expert witness

Called as a Medical Witness? Ace Depositions, Trials & Hearings

When a medical provider is called to give testimony as an expert witness or a fact-based witness, chances are you don’t have the option of saying no. If you’re presented with a legal request, you should be as prepared as possible, and part of that preparation will involve knowing what to wear, say and do […]
Published Date: October 28, 2022
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patient abandonment lawsuit

Four Instances When You Should Never Terminate a Patient

Every practice experiences situations from time to time when they must terminate the physician-patient relationship. However, you can’t cut ties with even the most difficult patients until you first evaluate your legal obligations. In some cases, termination of the relationship is not a possibility due to medical credentialing or legal guidelines that require the provider […]
Published Date: October 21, 2022
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DME and Stark Law

5 Ways Medical Practices Can Spot Risky DME Arrangements

As many medical practices are aware, Durable Medical Equipment (DME) fraud is running rampant, and you could be pulled into a case even if you didn’t knowingly violate the Stark law or Anti-Kickback Statute. Why? Because a DME supplier who violates these laws could present your provider’s DME prescriptions as evidence to shift liability away from […]
Published Date: September 26, 2022
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