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Hepatitis B-infected Health Care Professionals Gain Stronger Protection Under Recent DOJ Settlement

by Chelsea Trotter | Nossaman LLP on 5/16/2013

In March 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) settled the first lawsuit of its kind with a New Jersey medical school over claims that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) by excluding two Hepatitis...more

Life Sciences Update -- May 2013: Baker & McKenzie

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/3/2013

Increased Regulation of Interactions with Healthcare Professionals - In an effort to increase the transparency of interactions between pharmaceutical companies and health care professionals the new (17th) edition of...more

Trusts & Estates - Preventative Medicine for the Health of Your Estate

by Leora Ardizzone, David Schoenhaar | Ruskin Moscou Faltischek on 5/1/2013

Physicians and other licensed health care providers labor many years to build their practices. However, unlike many other businesses, a health care practice cannot be passed by will or otherwise to the provider's spouse or...more

CMS Clarifies Physician Delegation of Tasks in SNFs and NFs

by Simi Botic, Thomas Hess | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 4/26/2013

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released an important instruction for physicians, non-physician practitioners (“NPPs”) and providers who bill for services provided in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)...more

The Top 10 Things You Need To Know About The OIG’S Revised Self-Disclosure Protocol

by Laurence Freedman, Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld | Patton Boggs LLP on 4/23/2013

On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an updated Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP) governing the process by which health care providers can...more

Two Databases Become One: HRSA’s Rule on Reporting Provider Sanctions

by Stephanie Willis | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/11/2013

The Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) has issued a final rule (“HRSA Rule”) that will eliminate duplicative federal reporting requirements of provider sanctions and other adverse actions taken against...more

Weekly Law Resume - March 14, 2013: A Personal Injury Claim Involving Negligent Failure to Maintain and Inspect Hospital Equipment...

by Karen L. Moore | Low, Ball & Lynch on 3/25/2013

Catherine Flores v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Court of Appeal, Second District (February 27, 2013) Plaintiff Catherine Flores (“Flores”) was a patient at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital. On March 5,...more

Here Comes the Sun: What You Need to Know about the Sunshine Act and Its Implementing Rules

by Edward Buthusiem, Cheray Lynch Sieminski | Berkeley Research Group, LLC on 3/20/2013

After years of deliberation, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its long-awaited regulations to implement the specific requirements of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine) on February 1,...more

Hot Wage and Hour Issues for Home Healthcare Employers

by Gregory Brown, Marcia Ganz, Anne Mellen, Robert O'Brien, Breanne M. Sheetz, Angelo Spinola, Carole Wilder | Littler on 3/20/2013

In This Report: - I. Spotlight On Wage-And-Hour Risks For The Home Healthcare Industry - II. Potential Loss Of The Companionship Services Exemption - III. Other Common Types Of Claims - A. Misclassification...more

OSHA Has Been Hard At Work - Will You Be Ready If OSHA Knocks At Your Door?

by Heather MacDougall | Akerman Senterfitt on 3/19/2013

A look at a recent speech given by OSHA's Assistant Secretary, David Michaels, Ph.D., provides employers with insight into what agency touts as successes over the past several years and its vision for the year ahead. ...more

When Substandard Care Leads To Medical Malpractice

by Trecker & Fritz on 3/15/2013

Injuries suffered at birth are among the most devastating and tragic for victims and their families. And when such injuries result from negligence, there is no good answer to families who ask why is my child hurt? In the...more

DOJ ADA Settlement Involving Hepatitis B Sends Critical Message to Higher Ed and Medical Providers

by Robert Duston | Saul Ewing LLP on 3/14/2013

The DOJ has concluded that two medical schools had no lawful basis for excluding applicants who had active cases of Hepatitis B because they could not show that these individuals posed a direct threat to the health and safety...more

CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Reform "Unnecessary, Obsolete, or Excessively Burdensome" Medicare Participation Standards

by Sarah Baker, Dinetia Newman | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/20/2013

On February 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to reform Medicare regulations that CMS views as unnecessary, obsolete, and/or excessively burdensome on hospitals and health care...more

HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule – published Jan. 25, 2013

by Diane Felix | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 2/13/2013

Six Points Health Care Professionals and Organizations (and those who do business with them) Need To Know NOW: - Possible fines have increased dramatically. Under prior law, fines were capped at $100 per violation, with...more

Ohio District Court Decertifies Class of Health Care Workers in Meal Break Case

by Greg Mersol | BakerHostetler on 2/12/2013

We’ve commented several times in the past on the importance of the second phase of the two-step procedure now commonly employed by district courts in Fair Labor Standards Act cases. Under that procedure, courts will...more

Payment Matters: Recent PRRB and CMS Administrator Decisions: A Summary for Providers

by Leslie Demaree Goldsmith | Ober|Kaler on 2/8/2013

In recently released decisions, the PRRB and the CMS Administrator addressed a number of issues of interest to many providers. Short summaries of those decisions are provided below. The PRRB and CMS Administrator post their...more

A Detailed Analysis of Changes to HIPAA and the Implications for Healthcare Providers and Others in the Healthcare Industry: HIPAA...

by Jill Girardeau | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 2/6/2013

Changes to the HIPAA Enforcement Rule - Background: On October 30, 2009, HHS issued an interim final rule revising the Enforcement Rule to incorporate provisions of the HITECH Act. The NPRM then proposed a number of...more

Burr Alert: New HIPAA Rules Issued: “Sweeping” Changes For Healthcare Providers And Business Associates

by Howard E. Bogard, Kelli Carpenter Fleming, C. Logan Hinkle, James A. Hoover, Debra Lee Mackey | Burr & Forman on 2/5/2013

On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released its long awaited final HIPAA rule, which significantly expands certain obligations for healthcare providers and their business associates (the...more

Attestation Deadline is February 28, 2013 for Medicare Eligible Professionals Who Participated in the 2012 EHR Incentive Program

by King & Spalding on 2/4/2013

Eligible professionals (EPs) who participated in the 2012 EHR Incentive Program must attest by February 28, 2013, to receive their Medicare incentive payments. ...more

Immigration Alert: January 2013

by Pierre Georges Bonnefil, Patrick Brady, Robert Groban, Jang Hyuk Im, Greta Ravitsky | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 1/30/2013

In this issue: - H-1B Nonimmigrant Season Opens on April 1, 2013, for Fiscal Year 2014 - Report Finds Immigration Laws Frustrate the Admission of Critical Health Care Professionals - Senators Offer...more

Battling ‘Breach Fatigue’: How to Get Their Attention

by Greentarget on 1/28/2013

Healthcare professionals recently convened at the HIMSS Privacy & Security Forum in Boston to discuss the growing problem of data breaches and compromised patient privacy. Providers clearly need to take a strong approach to...more

Rhode Island Supreme Court Invalidates Healthcare Provider’s Right to Self-Insure

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 1/21/2013

In its recent decision in Peloquin v. Haven Health Ctr. of Greenville, 2013 R.I. LEXIS 9 (R.I. Jan. 14, 2013), the Supreme Court of Rhode Island had occasion to consider the validity of a self-insured retention in a...more

Medical Malpractice Litigation [Video]

by Lawline.com on 1/11/2013

Returning faculty member Gerald Oginski presents an updated program about Medical Malpractice Litigation for the non-personal injury attorney. Attorney Oginski explains how an attorney should respond to different medical...more

Is Veganism a Religion? It May Well Be for Employers and Their Employees [Video]

by LXBN on 1/8/2013

What can and can’t you get fired for? That seems to be at the crux of about 90 percent of employment law cases. In that vein, it seems you may soon be able to add veganism to the list of “can’t“s as a preliminary ruling...more

Strict Products Liability Claims Based On Design Defect Are Inapplicable To Implanted Medical Devices That Are Available Only...

by CMCP - California Minority Counsel Program on 12/21/2012

A recent California Court of Appeal decision out of the Second District has provided further clarity to the scope of California products liability law by reasserting the general rule that precludes strict liability for design...more

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Hepatitis B-infected Health Care Professionals Gain Stronger Protection Under Recent DOJ Settlement

Life Sciences Update -- May 2013: Baker & McKenzie

Trusts & Estates - Preventative Medicine for the Health of Your Estate

CMS Clarifies Physician Delegation of Tasks in SNFs and NFs

The Top 10 Things You Need To Know About The OIG’S Revised Self-Disclosure Protocol

Two Databases Become One: HRSA’s Rule on Reporting Provider Sanctions

Weekly Law Resume - March 14, 2013: A Personal Injury Claim Involving Negligent Failure to Maintain and Inspect Hospital Equipment...

Here Comes the Sun: What You Need to Know about the Sunshine Act and Its Implementing Rules

Hot Wage and Hour Issues for Home Healthcare Employers

OSHA Has Been Hard At Work - Will You Be Ready If OSHA Knocks At Your Door?

When Substandard Care Leads To Medical Malpractice

DOJ ADA Settlement Involving Hepatitis B Sends Critical Message to Higher Ed and Medical Providers

CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Reform "Unnecessary, Obsolete, or Excessively Burdensome" Medicare Participation Standards

HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule – published Jan. 25, 2013

Ohio District Court Decertifies Class of Health Care Workers in Meal Break Case

Payment Matters: Recent PRRB and CMS Administrator Decisions: A Summary for Providers

A Detailed Analysis of Changes to HIPAA and the Implications for Healthcare Providers and Others in the Healthcare Industry: HIPAA...

Burr Alert: New HIPAA Rules Issued: “Sweeping” Changes For Healthcare Providers And Business Associates

Attestation Deadline is February 28, 2013 for Medicare Eligible Professionals Who Participated in the 2012 EHR Incentive Program

Immigration Alert: January 2013

Battling ‘Breach Fatigue’: How to Get Their Attention

Rhode Island Supreme Court Invalidates Healthcare Provider’s Right to Self-Insure

Medical Malpractice Litigation [Video]

Is Veganism a Religion? It May Well Be for Employers and Their Employees [Video]

Strict Products Liability Claims Based On Design Defect Are Inapplicable To Implanted Medical Devices That Are Available Only...

Medical Malpractice Litigation [Video]

Is Veganism a Religion? It May Well Be for Employers and Their Employees [Video]

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