Legal

The importance of well-drafted provisions.

When a miscoded procedure is the result of substantial negligence or fraud, it can be detrimental to a medical practice or physician. That is why it is vital for medical practices to establish robust oversight, audit and remediation procedures that work to ensure accurate coding and billing.

How a hodgepodge of federal and state telehealth waivers creates compliance concerns for providers practicing across state lines.

What physicians need to know about the risks

How MSOs pierce the corporate (practice of medicine) veil.

Your practice will at some point be attacked by hackers. Are you prepared for the financial fallout that will follow?

Mandating vaccinations for employees comes with risks you must consider.

The High Court ruled Texas lacked standing to challenge the law.

Some of the most common asset protection mistakes doctors make.

How to use IP as a business asset.

As the threat of being hacked increases, more health care providers are purchasing cyber liability insurance to protect against data breaches or online attacks. However, many still are unfamiliar with what cyber insurance policies cover, how they work, and how much they cost.

If properly structured, a medispa business presents an opportunity for physicians to increase recurring practice revenue, some of which may be generated by non-physicians.

Email archiving is an automated process for preserving and protecting all inbound and outbound email messages (as well as attachments and metadata) so they can be accessed later. In other words, email archiving is storing and making them searchable.

Often, addressing the fine details of a noncompete clause after the fact adds costly legal fees. There are a few strategies that doctors can adopt before and after signing a contract to avoid problems with noncompete issues.

Medical practice liability premiums are on the rise, but these states saw the biggest increases across the board.

What to know about the provider relief fund and how to avoid costly mistakes in the use of the funding.

A physician was tricked into giving scammers about $188,000.

A sampling done by Health Affairs shows that many of the largest hospitals aren’t following guidelines and are not in compliance with the CMS rule

If passed, the bill would extend the moratorium to the end of the year rather than the end of this month.

Here are eight of the most costly chronic diseases and conditions, along with three of their biggest risk factors.

An unexpected consequence of COVID-19 is a significant rise in identity theft and related cybercrimes. Here are the most common traps to watch for and a response plan in case it happens to you or someone you know.

Are malpractice insurance costs increasing? Find out, on this week's Medical Economics Pulse.

The new rules went into effect this year.

If you aren’t reviewing your malpractice and other liability coverage, you may be putting your practice at risk.

The MJH Life Sciences COVID-19 Coalition will discuss the legal and ethical considerations of COVID-19 vaccinations in a free webinar tomorrow at 6 p.m. EST.

Is your practice protected?

The MJH Life Sciences COVID-19 Coalition will discuss the legal and ethical considerations of COVID-19 vaccinations in a free webinar at 6 p.m. EST, Feb. 24.

Malpractice liability is one of those issues that keeps many physicians awake at night, particularly this past year. Dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic — and the resulting increase in the virtual and remote care they’re conducting — made it an especially challenge time.

There are some persuasive incentives for your practice to consider implementing or reviewing its antitrust compliance right now.