Communications between clients and their attorneys may only be protected where certain requirements are satisfied.
Read More »Are health savings accounts the answer?
Proponents hope HSAs will reduce over-utilization, increase access to health care, improve the physician-patient relationship, and lower overall health care costs. Critics argue that the plans jeopardize patients’ access to quality care and may actually end up increasing health expenses in the long term.
Read More »Impact of the Federal Reserve System
What exactly does the Fed do, and why should we care?
Read More »When was your last financial check-up?
How often do you consider the need for a review of your personal finances?
Read More »Changes to the ICD-9 Clinical Modification system
Such changes add not only to complexity in the system, but also to financial and legal exposures as the providers of the care.
Read More »Avoiding sexual harassment lawsuits
Adopting an effective written harassment policy, and then educating and training your employees and supervisors on how to utilize and enforce the policy, can help you meet the expectations of the EEOC, and your legal responsibility to keep your workplace free from harassment.
Read More »Malpractice case alternative dispute resolution
Where there is at least some merit to the claim and the risk of proceeding to trial is deemed to be too great, mediation or another form of ADR should be considered.
Read More »Health Department overhauls regulations
Some stakeholders regard the draft regulations as representing bold and long-overdue change that is urgently needed to keep pace with a health care delivery landscape that has evolved significantly over the past 20 years, while others regard them as overly prescriptive and intrusive.
Read More »You Need A Buy/Sell Agreement For Your Medical Practice
With such an agreement, your practice can survive the death, permanent disability or retirement of a partner. You can’t afford to do without one.
Read More »Industry trends in health care staffing
The expected increase in the medical staffing industry offers a positive outlook for recruitment firms. However, long-term indicators point to an imbalance in the years ahead due to increased demand for medical services combined with shortages in the physician workforce.
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