Healthcare Employment Contracts: Important Considerations Before Signing on the Dotted Line
Malpractice Insurance: What Physicians And Dentists Should Know About Their Coverage
Legal Steps For Dentists to Follow When Buying or Selling a Practice
The Impact of Immigration Laws on Health Care Professionals and Entrepreneurs
How to Handle Difficult Employees in Your Health Care Practice
Effectively Marketing Your Medical and Dental Practice While Staying Legally Compliant
Physician and Dental Practice Branding - A Legal Perspective
Background on Indiana’s “Baby HSR” Law - Indiana passed Senate Bill 9 in March 2024, which requires an Indiana healthcare entity involved in a merger or acquisition with another healthcare entity with a value of at least...more
The prohibition on fee splitting by professionals is alive and well in New York. The sale of a dental practice from one dentist to another was found to violate the state’s prohibition against fee splitting because the...more
A study at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry developed a chatbot using information reviewed by faculty members to answer questions about clinical procedures. Cortino Sukotjo, DDS, PhD, a professor of...more
ADA, and other organizations move to boost workforce development, training for dental hygienists - In addition to several legislative moves aimed at boosting the training and development of dental hygienists, dental...more
The rise of dental spas, offering both dental care and injections of Botox, Juvéderm, and Restylane, for purely aesthetic, cosmetic purposes unrelated to any dental treatment or care, presents a complex legal landscape that...more
Earlier this year, California Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Wood and Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta sponsored and introduced California Assembly Bill (AB) 3129, which would subject a large swath of healthcare transactions...more
Below is Part II of our New Jersey Statutory update. As you can see from the below, several statutes were passed imposing requirements on health insurance payers, including new requirements for prior authorization request and...more
Restrictions on noncompete agreements in the state of Maryland for certain care-related industries have become substantially broader. Under Maryland’s House Bill (HB) 1388, Maryland employers now face greater restrictions...more
DSOs have been recognizing the strong demand for pediatric dental services, driven by factors such as a growing population of children and expansions in state reimbursement programs. Other factors that are influencing a...more
You should also be aware that the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) historically have been active in the health care industry, with many prosecutions of physicians and dentists for antitrust...more
On Feb. 27, the FBI and HHS issued a warning urging network defenders to review their joint advisory for healthcare organizations to protect against malicious activity after a ransomware group leader said it will be focusing...more
Conceived and founded by 16 doctors, EPIC4 is a unique entity—a Specialty Partnership Organization where dental specialists can maximize potential at all stages of their life and practice. Forming EPIC4 was something of an...more
On February 6, a bill was introduced to the Illinois House of Representatives seeking to amend the Illinois Dental Practices Act to add provisions related to third-party financing for dental services....more
The key question here is: “Do I need a partnership agreement if I am going into business or already in business with a partner?” The term “partnership agreement” refers generally to an agreement between owners of a dental...more
A cornerstone of the dental practice, as with most healthcare professions, is the requirement to obtain informed consent before commencing treatment and procedures. The ADA Code of Ethics provides that informed consent, at a...more
The Federal No Surprises Act (“NSA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Since its enactment, the NSA has been supplemented on two occasions by regulations which...more
The physician practice management (PPM) space continues to evolve in response to shifting market trends, demand for specialized care and emerging opportunities in underutilized sectors. While PPM deal volume and the creation...more
An Associate Buy-in typically involves a dental associate becoming a co-owner in a dental practice. It’s an exciting journey that combines clinical expertise with business acumen. There are a number of ways to structure a...more
On December 8, 2023, New York Attorney General Leticia James penned her approval to an Assurance of Discontinuance with third party dental administrator Healthplex, settling the enforcement action for $400,000 and a litany of...more
A new federal law requires dentist owned business entities to disclose personal information and photographs of persons with ownership and control over their business. Why this matters for you....more
Profitable Dental Practices Push to Increase Patient Satisfaction Through Automation - A report by NexHealth, a digital scheduling platform, conducted a survey to determine the state of the dental industry in 2023 by...more
As Halloween approaches, dental practice owners may not be thinking about ghosts and ghouls, but there’s something equally spine-chilling for many practitioners: dental practice transitions. Whether you’re looking to buy,...more
Join us for an exciting and informative webinar, "Key Immigration Takeaways for Health Care Professionals: H-1B, J-1, and Conrad/National Interest Waivers" This one-hour webinar is specifically designed for Human Resources...more
On Thursday, September 14, in the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Healthcare Compliance Lunch & Learn series, Rivkin Radler Partner Eric D. Fader will present an update on the regulatory landscape for the provision of...more
Younger Dentists are Affiliating with DSOs at Higher Rates in the U.S. Financial constraints, stronger need for work/life balance is driving this trend - The ADA Health Policy Institute (HPI) released data in May that...more