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Compliance

February 18, 2010 9:10 AM CMS Mandates Advanced Imaging Accreditation by January 2012
December 4, 2009 4:49 PM Changes to EEOC Employment Law Poster
October 5, 2009 12:36 PM 2010 OIG Work Plan: Top 10 Areas of Scrutiny
September 22, 2009 8:11 AM NYT Reports 564 Amendments to Baucus Bill Already
August 10, 2009 10:03 AM OIG Seeks Revision of "Incident To Rules"
July 29, 2009 10:42 AM Federal Trade Commission Delays Red Flag Rules Enforcement Until November 1, 2009
July 28, 2009 1:42 PM Red Flag Rules Compliance Required August 1, 2009
May 21, 2009 10:25 AM President Signs Major Whistleblower Anti-Fraud Law
May 1, 2009 8:56 AM FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flag Rules until August 1, 2009
April 8, 2009 4:57 PM Red Flag Rules Compliance Package
April 1, 2009 10:44 AM OIG Open Letter Restricts Self-Disclosure Protocol
January 26, 2009 11:06 AM FTC Settles Price-Fixing Cases Against Physician IPAs
January 21, 2009 3:18 PM Highmark Merger Called Off
January 8, 2009 10:01 AM $400,000 JURY AWARD TO DEAF PATIENT FOR DENIAL OF INTERPRETER
December 15, 2008 3:28 PM Pennsylvania Medical Record Fees for 2009
October 23, 2008 4:25 PM FTC Announces 6 Month Delay of Red Flag Rules
September 19, 2008 11:09 AM Reporting Practice Changes to CMS
August 22, 2008 1:54 PM HIPPA Administrative Simplification Proposed Rule
August 7, 2008 5:12 PM Peer Review Update: Adverse Peer Review Actions Require Independent Investigation
July 16, 2008 8:12 AM Congress Overrides Medicare Veto
June 18, 2008 1:26 PM Monitor Your Billing Company's Collection Practices
May 7, 2008 12:41 PM Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority 2007 Annual Report
May 2, 2008 9:18 AM Pennsylvania State Board Of Physical Therapy
April 28, 2008 3:32 PM Form 990 Redesign For Tax Year 2008
April 25, 2008 4:46 PM CMS Seeks Gainsharing Comments or Suggestions
January 28, 2008 8:59 AM Good Summary of NPI from CMS
December 31, 2007 8:57 AM ARE YOU PREPARED FOR A HIPAA SECURITY AUDIT?
December 3, 2007 1:41 PM Bloodborne Pathogen Standard Compliance Resources
June 18, 2007 1:31 PM Illinois Attorney General Charges Physician Groups with Price Fixing for Medicaid Patient Boycott
May 24, 2007 11:11 AM IRS Issues Directive Clarifying Tax Impact of EHR Subsidies on Tax Exempt Status
April 30, 2007 10:34 AM CMS Issues Revisions to Hospital Guidelines for Informed Consent
April 26, 2007 9:26 AM HHS Launches New Website on HIPAA Privacy
April 12, 2007 4:21 PM HIPAA Criminal Verdict and Enforcement Statistics
March 30, 2007 3:06 PM Supreme Court Restricts " Kitchen Sink" Qui Tam Claims
January 17, 2007 1:00 PM HIGHMARK MEDICARE SERVICES FOLLOWS TENNESSEE
December 7, 2006 9:15 AM Pennsylvania Issues Approved Medical Record Fees for 2007
July 19, 2006 8:17 AM Senator Frist Starts Healthcare Blog
May 17, 2006 2:33 PM DRA STRATEGIC PLAN REPORT
May 8, 2006 10:18 AM CMS POSTS NEW MEDICARE PROVIDER ENROLLMENT FORMS ON WEBSITE
April 25, 2006 2:35 PM OIG Encourages Self-Disclosure of Hospital/Physicians Stark Relationships
March 22, 2006 3:44 PM Medicare And Highmark Audit Activities
March 9, 2006 9:34 AM RWJ Study Suggests Hospital Mergers Increase Price And Decrease Quality
January 13, 2006 11:21 AM Pennsylvania "Blues" Win Challenge Regarding Allowable Reserves
November 4, 2005 4:24 PM OSHA Requirements for Medical Professionals
November 4, 2005 3:58 PM Interpreters - Where Do They Stand Now?

Credentialing and Peer Review

March 15, 2010 2:22 PM Joint Commission Approves MS.01.01.01 effective March 31,2011
March 4, 2010 7:43 AM Medical Staff Bylaws as Contracts in Georgia
March 2, 2010 11:11 AM Tennessee Appellate Court Allows Termination of Privileges for Bylaws Violation
February 12, 2010 9:44 AM Hospital Uses After-Acquired Evidence to Support Summary Suspension of Physician
February 1, 2010 11:30 AM New Data Bank Regulations Implement Social Security Act §1921 - MMPPA §5(h)
January 21, 2010 12:46 PM HCQIA Immunity: Perfect Investigations and Furthering Self-Quality Health Care
January 20, 2010 11:12 AM Hospital Bears Burden of Proving Peer Review Privilege
December 21, 2009 10:52 AM Peer Review Confidentiality Impacted by Forum Shopping
December 18, 2009 3:07 PM Montana Physician Obtains Injunction Preventing National Practitioner Data Bank Report
December 17, 2009 3:13 PM NAMSS Blog Announces MS.01.01.01 Field Review by Joint Commission
December 3, 2009 10:12 AM Ad Hoc Medical Staff Committees Protected by HCQIA
October 2, 2009 10:22 AM Fourth Circuit Decision Identifies Importance of State Peer Review Immunity Statutes
September 3, 2009 8:52 AM State Courts Continue to Limit Confidentiality of Peer Review Records
July 7, 2009 1:43 PM Georgia Supreme Court Rules Peer Review Information Not Always Confidential
June 16, 2009 4:59 PM HCQIA Case Denies Defense Request for Attorney's Fees
June 15, 2009 11:01 AM Must Hospitals Provide Credentialing Information for Physicians?
May 27, 2009 2:05 PM HCQIA Immunity Requires Due Process
May 14, 2009 12:11 PM Tennessee State Law Immunizes Neglegant Credentialing
May 13, 2009 3:38 PM Nevada U.S. District Court Enjoins Data Bank Report and Denies HCQIA Immunity
May 5, 2009 2:35 PM Hospital Obtains Summary Judgment on HCQIA and Free Speech Claims
April 8, 2009 2:47 PM California Supreme Court Vindicates Dr. Mileikowsky
March 23, 2009 4:51 PM California Enforces Anti-SLAPP Against Physician
March 5, 2009 10:53 AM Arkansas Court Restrains Economic Credentialing Policy in Baptist Health After Years of Procedural Litigation, Including Two Trips to the Arkansas Supreme Court
February 13, 2009 7:36 AM Trauma Surgeons Obtain Temporary Injunction Against Summary Suspensions
February 6, 2009 3:43 PM Poliner Appeal Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court
February 5, 2009 7:31 AM MS.1.20: Joint Commission Reports on Task Force Progress
January 21, 2009 10:45 AM Physician Obtains Injunction Against Hospital's Change in Status
December 29, 2008 11:49 AM BREACH OF HCQIA PRECLUDES IMMUNITY DESPITE BYLAW COMPLIANCE
December 18, 2008 12:59 PM Federal Court Requires Production of Peer Review Documents
November 25, 2008 12:47 PM Poliner Appeals to the Supreme Court
October 1, 2008 12:54 PM An "Interim" HCQIA Peer Review Victory For Physicians
September 9, 2008 3:27 PM California Court Rejects Retroactive Credentialing Requirements
August 22, 2008 12:27 PM Physicians Must Reimburse Hospitals and Medical Staff Officers for Successful Defense of Peer Review Claims
July 28, 2008 9:45 AM Poliner Opinion: Full Text
July 27, 2008 4:55 PM Fifth Circuit Reverses Poliner
June 10, 2008 2:00 PM Kansas Heart Hospital ≠ Baptist Health
June 6, 2008 10:47 AM HCQIA Does Not Establish Federal Jurisdiction
June 4, 2008 11:02 AM Joint Commission Implementation Task Force to Continue Work on Medical Staff Standard Revision (MS1.20)
May 27, 2008 3:53 PM Innovative Application of Section 1981 and Medical Staff By Laws as Contracts
May 16, 2008 4:13 PM KADLEC REVERSED: HOSPITAL ABSOLVED OF NEGLIGENT CREDENTIALING BUT PRIVATE PRACTICE PHYSICIANS REMAIN LIABLE
May 5, 2008 4:44 PM Bipolar Physician Has ADA Standing to Sue for Medical Staff Privileges
April 23, 2008 9:46 AM Malpractice Plaintiff Obtains Peer Review Records
March 31, 2008 12:19 PM Georgia Peer Review Decision Exhibits Rare Common Sense
March 13, 2008 4:49 PM Too Much Immunity in Peer Review!
February 28, 2008 1:26 PM Peer Review News: Never Resign Prematurely
February 20, 2008 2:52 PM PA Hospital Imposes Mandatory Call and Terminates Clinical Privileges
February 5, 2008 11:31 AM Peer Review: Closed Staff, Medical Staff Bylaws as Contracts, and Exclusive Contracts Are Issues In Ohio Case
January 21, 2008 12:09 PM Peer Review Litigation Requires Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
January 16, 2008 10:06 AM Joint Commission Announces MS.1.20 Task Force
December 27, 2007 12:05 PM Peer Review: California Supreme Court Will Hear the Mileikowsky Hearing Officer Authority Case
November 9, 2007 12:42 PM HCQIA Immunity Denied to Hospital for Denial of Due Process
October 29, 2007 3:40 PM Peer Review Litigation Requires Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies
October 8, 2007 3:10 PM Revised Joint Commission Standards
September 20, 2007 12:39 PM Peer Review Hot Topic for California Courts
July 17, 2007 3:10 PM MS.1.20 : A Chance to Establish Neutral Peer Review
July 11, 2007 9:14 AM Joint Commission Adopts New MS.1.20 Standards
June 14, 2007 4:30 PM Oklahoma Supreme Court Limits Peer Review Immunity
June 7, 2007 8:51 AM Federal Courts Continue to Discourage Physician Antitrust Claims
May 16, 2007 11:35 AM Peer Review Updates and Semmelweis Meeting Presentation
April 19, 2007 5:03 PM Physician Protect Thyself
April 18, 2007 4:30 PM Bylaws Can Protect Against Sham Peer Review
April 9, 2007 4:50 PM District Court Holds Hospital Liable for Breach of Bylaws/Contract and Peer Review Violations
March 21, 2007 11:43 AM Physican Cases: Antitrust, Restrictive Covenant & Credentialing
February 2, 2007 9:10 AM California Court Ruling Waiving Administrative Exhaustion of Remedies Doctrine Somewhat Misleading
January 16, 2007 10:30 AM Joint Commission: Disruptive Physicians
January 15, 2007 1:12 PM JOINT COMMISSION PROPOSES STANDARDS FOR DISRUPTIVE PHYSICIANS
October 30, 2006 12:53 PM Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Rejects Hospital Claim for Attorneys Fees Arising From Credentialing Dispute
October 19, 2006 9:30 AM Ohio State Appellate Court Apparently Endorses Bad Faith Peer Review
October 4, 2006 12:06 PM Poliner Award Reduced to $22 Million on Remittitur
September 26, 2006 1:57 PM Poliner: A Texas-Sized Credentialing Verdict for Physicians
September 22, 2006 1:39 PM United States Distrcit Court in Pennsylvania Concludes HCQIA Does Not Immunize Defamatory Statements
August 29, 2006 7:41 AM JCAHO Issues Revised Proposed Medical Staff Bylaws Standards (M.S. 1.20)
August 24, 2006 11:49 AM Adverse Peer Review Report To National Practitioner Data Bank Voided By District Court
June 16, 2006 2:18 PM COMPARATIVE PEER REVIEW RECORDS MADE AVAILABLE BY COURT ORDER
March 6, 2006 11:25 AM ECONOMIC CREDENTIALING POLICIES COULD VIOLATE FRAUD AND ABUSE RULES
January 31, 2006 10:26 AM Credentialing Developments
December 22, 2005 1:02 PM U.S. District Court Denies Fair Hearing Based Upon Exclusive Contract
December 15, 2005 10:00 AM Medical Staff Bylaws and Policies Are Contracts But No Due Process Rights Triggered by Exclusive Contract
November 16, 2005 8:32 PM JCAHO Proposes New Medical Staff Credentialing Standards
November 4, 2005 5:16 PM 10 Biggest Mistakes Physicians Make In The Credentialing Process
November 4, 2005 4:21 PM Patient Safety And Quality Improvement Act Of 2005

Electronic Health Records

January 20, 2010 2:05 PM Deciphering "Meaningful Use" for Electronic Health Record ("EHR") Technology (Contributed by Lee Kim, Esquire)
December 31, 2009 8:07 AM Ultimate EMR Irony: Harvard Study Says No Savings - CMS Issues 556 pages of EMR Incentive Regs
October 6, 2009 7:48 AM Wall Street Journal Publishes Laudatory Article on Pennsylvania HC4
December 15, 2008 3:28 PM Pennsylvania Medical Record Fees for 2009
March 6, 2008 10:06 AM "Should CCHIT Influence Your EHR Selection?"
December 5, 2007 1:47 PM Pennsylvania Medical Records Fees for 2008
February 14, 2007 7:34 AM Managed Care Satire
January 4, 2007 8:37 AM Electronic Health Records (EHR): Benefits & Program Announcement
July 19, 2006 4:47 PM The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) Certifies 20 Electronic Health Records (EHR)
July 19, 2006 8:17 AM Senator Frist Starts Healthcare Blog
December 7, 2005 2:57 PM Electronic Health Records (EHR) Developments
November 16, 2005 8:36 PM HHS and CMS Issue Final Rules re ePrescribing
November 16, 2005 8:35 PM Highmark Announces eHealth Collaborative to Help Physicians with EHR
November 4, 2005 4:02 PM Healthcare Information Project - HHS Appoints Blue-Ribbon Panel

Employee Benefits

October 16, 2009 3:54 PM The 2010 Limits for Qualified Retirement Plans
September 21, 2009 3:55 PM Employee Benefits Law Alert - "Summary Prospectus" Now May be Used
March 19, 2009 3:39 PM HIPAA Changes Affecting Group Health Plans And Business Associates Made By The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009
March 19, 2009 10:12 AM COBRA SUBSIDY - DOL ISSUES MODEL NOTICES
March 18, 2009 11:22 AM April 1, 2009 Starts New Compliance Obligations For Group Health Plans Under The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Of 2009
March 13, 2009 9:41 AM Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar - COBRA
February 26, 2009 10:25 AM COBRA Changes Under The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act
February 18, 2009 10:16 AM COBRA Changes Under The American Recovery Reinvestment Act
February 11, 2009 2:23 PM THE 2009 LIMITS FOR QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS
December 10, 2008 4:10 PM Health FSA Debit Cards - Deadline To Comply Has Been Extended
July 14, 2008 2:16 PM Notice 2008-59 - Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
July 9, 2008 1:31 PM Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 (HEART Act)
June 25, 2008 10:05 AM Plan Rights to Members of the Military and Their Survivors
June 23, 2008 10:19 AM Improving Contributions to Physician Retirement Plans
April 29, 2008 10:05 AM Health Plan Subrogation Services
January 17, 2008 4:23 PM Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits for 2008
November 30, 2007 3:19 PM Health Plan Subrogation - In the News
October 26, 2007 8:14 AM Health Savings Account Sticky Issue
August 31, 2007 10:04 AM IRS Releases New Proposed Cafeteria Plan Regulations
May 7, 2007 8:09 AM IRS Private Letter Ruling Concludes Captive PC Model Produces UBTI
February 19, 2007 1:33 PM IRS Issues Guidance in Notice 2007-22 Facilitating FSA and HRA Rollovers to Health Savings Accounts
December 20, 2006 4:35 PM TAx Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Improves Health Savings Account Features
September 29, 2006 8:39 AM Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits for 2007
September 7, 2006 11:42 AM HSAs: A Real Alternative to Traditional Health Insurance
August 4, 2006 11:57 AM Pennsylvania Legislature Enacts HSA Tax Changes
July 28, 2006 2:45 PM Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Provide Alternative to Health Insurance With Savings Opportunity
June 5, 2006 12:00 PM Better Late than Never- Health Plan Sponsors' Obligations under Medicare Part D Regulations
April 19, 2006 1:26 PM President Bush Proposes New HSA Tax Breaks

Fraud - Stark

October 1, 2009 10:06 AM October 1, 2009: Effective Date of New Stark Rules
September 1, 2009 4:52 PM Covenant Medical Center to Pay U.S. $4.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Stark Law Allegations
May 27, 2009 2:07 PM OIG Advisory Opinion 09-05 Approves Physician On Call Compensation
February 4, 2009 1:16 PM Stark Case Text - Apologies for the Missing Link
February 4, 2009 12:44 PM Third Circuit Decides Stark Exception Case in Qui Tam Context
December 29, 2008 11:50 AM OIG ISSUES ANOTHER GAINSHARING ADVISSORY OPINION (08/21)
October 23, 2008 9:25 AM OIG ADVISORY OPINION 08-16 APPROVES P4P
September 2, 2008 3:37 PM Stark IV: Per-Click Leases; Stand-in-Shoes; and Disallowance
August 27, 2008 10:31 AM OIG Rejects Block Leasing Joint Venture
April 21, 2008 5:53 PM CMS Proposes New "Stands in Shoes" Regulations
February 6, 2008 7:42 AM CMS Posts Stark FAQs
January 17, 2008 2:20 PM OIG Issues Advisory Opinions For Cardiac Surgeon And Anesthesiologist To Gain Sharing Programs
November 14, 2007 8:05 AM 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Delays Stark Rules
October 25, 2007 8:39 AM OIG Issues 2008 Work Plan
October 17, 2007 12:02 PM More Stark III Changes: Physician Recruitment
October 9, 2007 7:47 AM CMS Stark Advisory Opinion Rejects Amendment of Recruitment Agreement
October 5, 2007 2:03 PM OIG Advisory Opinion: Pay for Call Coverage Approved
October 1, 2007 4:18 PM Stark III Regulations: Compensation Surveys Eliminated
August 30, 2007 9:41 AM CMS Issues Final Stark III Regulations
July 27, 2007 2:27 PM Pete Stark Proposes Elimination of Whole Hospital Ownership Exception
July 3, 2007 3:19 PM CMS Proposes to Close Stark Loopholes
July 2, 2007 5:03 PM District Court Rejects Renal Physicians Association Stark Challenge
June 25, 2007 4:17 PM OIG Rejects Hospital Purchase of Joint Venture Interest in ASC
May 25, 2007 11:33 AM California Prosecutes 3 Doctors for Paying Patients to Submit to Unnecessary Surgery
January 12, 2007 8:31 AM Employee Whistleblowers Cause $3 Million Dollar OverpaymentSettlement for Tennessee Cardiology Practice
August 7, 2006 12:41 PM Stark Exceptions for E-Prescribing and E-Health Records Final
March 28, 2006 3:05 PM Renal Physicians Association Lacks Standing To Challenge Stark Regulations
December 8, 2005 8:58 AM OIG Reports Enforcement Actions
November 8, 2005 8:49 PM Stark DHS Includes Nuclear Medicine
November 4, 2005 3:55 PM CMS Issues Stark Advisory Opinion

Immigration

December 17, 2009 9:34 AM Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009
November 18, 2009 3:13 PM Cap Count Estimates 3,500 H-1B Visas Remaining for Fiscal Year 2010
September 16, 2009 2:12 PM The Controversial E-Verify System
August 11, 2009 8:47 AM Obama Sets Immigration Changes for 2010
July 24, 2009 9:32 AM Nurse Immigration Visa Bill Proposed to Fight Shortage
July 15, 2009 9:00 AM Recently published by American Immigration Lawyers Association
July 14, 2009 8:36 AM August 2009 State Department Visa Bulletin
July 13, 2009 4:31 PM Cap Count for H-1B and H-2B Workers for Fiscal Year 2010
May 6, 2009 11:34 AM Tucker Arensberg, P.C. Launches Immigration Law Practice With The Hire Of Immigration Attorney
December 16, 2008 1:58 PM USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form
December 10, 2008 4:19 PM Visa Waiver Program countries must check with Electronic System for Travel Authorization
October 27, 2008 10:49 AM The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
April 9, 2008 4:31 PM H1B cap reached
March 28, 2008 11:17 AM DOS Release on Passport Rule
March 24, 2008 1:54 PM USCIS Announces Interim Rule on H-1B VISAS
March 10, 2008 8:53 AM USCIS BIOMETRIC CHANGES FOR RE-ENTRY PERMITS AND REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
February 21, 2008 11:16 AM Waiver Options for Foreign Medical Graduates on J-1 Visas
February 8, 2008 10:16 AM SS cards and ICE enforcement
February 1, 2008 1:41 PM USCIS Announces Centralized Filing Location For Certain H-1B Cap Exempt Petitioners
January 25, 2008 9:02 AM New I-9 Immigration Forms: 12/26/07
January 14, 2008 11:27 AM US Citizen Passport Cards
January 3, 2008 3:47 PM Oral Declarations No Longer Satisfactory as Evidence of Citizenship and Identity
December 10, 2007 1:41 PM " Foreign National Holiday Travel Visas"
December 5, 2007 1:38 PM H1B Visa Applications for 2008
November 30, 2007 9:29 AM USCIS Reminds Employers to Transition to New Employment Eligibility Verification form by Dec. 26, 2007
November 20, 2007 3:10 PM USCIS Streamlines Readmissions for Certain H & L Nonimmigrants with Pending Permanent Residence Applications
October 23, 2007 11:00 AM Tucker Arensberg Introduces Immigration Law Practice Area
October 15, 2007 7:41 AM 2009 Diversity Visa Lottery Program

Intellectual Property

May 30, 2008 4:31 PM Intellectual Property Guidelines for Blogs
May 23, 2008 9:35 AM An Overview of Trade Secrets Law
August 6, 2007 2:26 PM Intellectual Property Ownership: General Guidelines
July 18, 2007 3:37 PM Securing Rights to Your Website

Malpractice - Asset Protection

November 9, 2009 2:36 PM Physician Wins Case for Payment of Claims Made Tail Insurance
November 9, 2009 2:34 PM CBO Projects Minimal Impact of Tort Reform
October 28, 2009 12:11 PM PA 2010 MCare Assessment = 21%
October 10, 2008 9:18 AM An Estate Plan Built for Special Needs
September 5, 2008 3:38 PM Texas Reports Drop in Malpractice Premiums Due to Tort Reform With Damage Caps
March 27, 2008 12:57 PM Physicians Learn Charity Ends At The Office
March 20, 2008 11:27 AM Minute Clinics: Good Information from David Harlow's HealthBlawg
March 2, 2007 5:10 PM What is the Impact of Professional Society Expert Witness Standards?
December 7, 2006 9:19 AM MCARE - Laymans Language
December 6, 2006 1:42 PM Pennsylvania MCARE Commission Releases Final Report
November 1, 2006 3:45 PM Pennsylvania Extends MCARE Abatements Through 2007
May 12, 2006 9:01 AM FEDERAL MALPRACTICE REFORM STYMIED
December 20, 2005 11:06 AM 2006 MCARE Abatement Passed By PA Legistaure
November 8, 2005 8:52 PM 2006 MCARE Surcharge
November 8, 2005 8:51 PM Malpractice Cases Not Reported
November 4, 2005 3:59 PM Most IRA Accounts Protected From Creditors, Supreme Court Rules

Restrictive Covenants

March 1, 2010 12:42 PM Physician Restrictive Covenants
February 11, 2010 9:26 AM Restrictive Covenant Does Not Apply to "New" Office
August 27, 2009 2:16 PM UPMC and WPAHS Battle Over Physician Restrictive Covenants
January 24, 2008 4:32 PM Physician Contract Issues
March 21, 2007 11:43 AM Physican Cases: Antitrust, Restrictive Covenant & Credentialing
October 27, 2006 10:32 AM Should You Have A Liquidated Damages Provision as Part of Your Restrictive Covenant?
June 16, 2006 2:43 PM FLORIDA STATE COURT INVALIDATES RESTRICTIVE COVENANT
November 4, 2005 4:04 PM Tennessee Supreme Court Bans Restrictive Covenants
November 4, 2005 3:54 PM Restrictive Covenants - Pennsylvania Superior Court Sets Limit to Actual Market Area

About

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November 16, 2007 8:35 PM Tucker Arensberg, P.C.
September 16, 2007 8:43 PM Cassidy Named to the List of Pennsylvania's Super Lawyers
June 5, 2007 8:59 AM Michael Cassidy and Tucker Lawyers Named as 2007 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
May 11, 2007 7:50 AM Cassidy Named Chair of AHLA Peer Review Practice Group

Contact Us

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Contract Review

February 11, 2010 9:26 AM Restrictive Covenant Does Not Apply to "New" Office
May 27, 2008 1:53 PM Physician Employment Contract Review Service

HIPAA and HIT

March 10, 2010 10:44 AM American Medical Association's HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules Overview
December 16, 2009 12:46 PM HIPAA Security Rules
November 17, 2009 3:54 PM Federal Judge Sentences Physician And Other Employees For HIPAA Violations
June 23, 2009 8:37 AM Recovery Act and Health Information Technology Now Available on the CMS Website!
December 29, 2008 11:52 AM HIPAA: HHS ISSUE GUIDANCE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATIONS (HIOS)
October 8, 2008 9:44 AM HHS and Covered Entity Agree to HIPAA Corrective Action Plan; $100,000 Penalty
September 30, 2008 8:03 AM HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Guidance on Communicating with A Patient's Family, Friends, and Others Involved in the Patient's Care

Legal Info

May 4, 2009 10:30 AM The Pennsylvania Safety Authority 2008 Annual Report
October 25, 2005 10:23 PM Disclaimer
October 25, 2005 10:23 PM Privacy Policy

Legal News

March 15, 2010 9:34 AM Pennsylvania Medical Practice Settles Complaint Related To Provision Of Sign Language Interpreters
March 3, 2010 4:34 PM Therapy Cap Exceptions Process Re-instated
February 24, 2010 2:33 PM Advisory FY 2011 H-1B Quota Opens April 1, 2010
February 24, 2010 2:12 PM 21.2 Percent Cut To Take Effect March 1
February 12, 2010 3:51 PM Key HITECH Act Compliance Date of February 17, 2010 Quickly Approaching
February 1, 2010 4:20 PM Health Care Associations Seek Relief From FTC Under Red Flags Rule
January 25, 2010 11:00 AM Montana Supreme Court Upholds Restrictive Covenant Agreement Against Physicians
January 20, 2010 9:43 AM Haiti Crisis Immigration Advisory
January 19, 2010 4:38 PM Connecticut Attorney General Sues Health Net for HIPAA Violations
January 14, 2010 9:45 AM HIPAA Violations May Result in Criminal Sanctions
January 11, 2010 2:06 PM Searching the Health Care Reform Bills
January 8, 2010 11:31 AM AHLA Presentation: MS.01.01.01
January 4, 2010 10:59 AM Pennsylvania Expands Prescriptive Authority For CRNPs
January 1, 2010 1:50 PM MedLawBlog Second on Google Search
December 30, 2009 3:49 PM Bowmaster Decides Difficult Medicaid Lien Issues
December 29, 2009 1:37 PM Interesting Study: Healthcare Lobbyists Spend $394 Million in 6 Years
December 24, 2009 10:52 AM MedLawBlog Recognized for End of Year Predictions
December 24, 2009 10:31 AM Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Liability Against Medical Records Retrieval Company In Lawsuit Over Copying Fees
December 23, 2009 12:44 PM Side-by-Side Comparison of Healthcare Reform Bills
December 21, 2009 2:09 PM New Year's Predictions for Health Care
December 11, 2009 1:08 PM MedLawBlog Selected for "Top 50 Blogs to Learn About Medicine"
December 4, 2009 4:57 PM Announcement from the Governor's Office of Health Care Reform
November 17, 2009 12:13 PM More Changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act
November 5, 2009 3:13 PM Department of Health and Human Services Publishes Interim Final Rule on HIPAA Enforcement
November 2, 2009 8:49 AM Enforcement Date for FTC Red Flag Rules Extended Until June 1, 2010
October 30, 2009 11:35 AM Healthcare Reform -- The Public Option
October 22, 2009 4:18 PM House Votes to Exempt Small Businesses from FTC's Red Flag Rules
October 16, 2009 4:10 PM UPMC Will Close Braddock Hospital in January 2010
October 14, 2009 4:02 PM Summary Of Healthcare Reform News From AHLA and Henry J.Kaiser Family Foundation
October 12, 2009 4:28 PM Blues Report Theft of Physicians' Personal Information
September 28, 2009 9:46 AM MGMA Comments to Baucus Proposed America's Healthy Future Act of 2009
August 19, 2009 3:44 PM Working Draft of MS.01.01.01 (formerly MS.1.20)
August 19, 2009 9:31 AM Special-needs trusts can provide for disabled children
August 14, 2009 10:33 AM Kaiser Family Foundation Publishes 50 State Health Facts
August 12, 2009 1:27 PM CBO Says Preventive Care Costs More!
August 6, 2009 10:42 AM Physicians for National Health Program ("PNHP") Endorse Single Payor Health Reform
July 30, 2009 12:36 PM Mike Cassidy Named Again To America's Best Lawyers List
June 5, 2009 10:43 AM Pennsylvania Regional Health Initiative Releases 10 Year Report
June 5, 2009 9:56 AM FTC Settles Price-Fixing Charges Against San Francisco Bay Area Doctors' Group
May 18, 2009 2:23 PM UPMC Faces Class Action Alleging Fair Labor Standards Act Meal Break Violation
May 15, 2009 8:00 AM The Paper Chase - New Family And Medical Leave Notice Requirements
April 28, 2009 3:15 PM Cassidy Selected For AHLA Masters Program
April 23, 2009 10:31 AM Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment under Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986
April 22, 2009 10:33 AM West Penn Allegheny accuses UPMC, Highmark of Conspiracy
March 4, 2009 10:00 AM Trial Lawyers Help Defamed Doctor Win Case Against Colleagues
February 27, 2009 12:12 PM Tucker Arensberg Announces New Shareholder
February 18, 2009 3:58 PM Changes To HIPAA Requirements Included Within The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009 (The "Stimulus Bill")
January 23, 2009 10:53 AM Favorable Clarification on Annuity Use in Medical Assistance and Long Term Planning
January 21, 2009 11:11 AM Grantor-Retained Annuity Trusts (GRAT)
January 20, 2009 8:51 AM Chinese Domain Names
January 14, 2009 9:38 AM Family And Medical Leave Act Amendments
October 16, 2008 8:23 AM Pennsylvania Bans Mandatory Overtime for Clinical-Care Workers
October 10, 2008 9:18 AM An Estate Plan Built for Special Needs
October 7, 2008 10:24 AM Congress Amends Americans with Disabilities Act
September 29, 2008 9:15 AM Mike Cassidy Included in The Best Lawyers in America 2009
September 23, 2008 11:38 AM MS.1.20: Opportunity to Restore Medical Staff Governance and Establish Neutral Peer Review
August 7, 2008 3:06 PM The Importance of Medical Non-Compete Agreements
June 4, 2008 10:09 AM Attorney Successes: Mike Cassidy Co-Authors AHL Peer Review Guide Book and is Reappointed MSCPR Chair
May 2, 2007 4:21 PM PA 2006 Patient Safety Authority Report
May 2, 2007 4:19 PM Highmark & Independence Blue Cross Merger Documents

Links

March 15, 2010 9:40 AM HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules Overview
January 4, 2010 11:11 AM The Health Care Blog
November 11, 2009 8:59 AM 2010 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
October 22, 2009 4:25 PM Medicare Update
October 22, 2009 4:11 PM Text of Baucus Bill: America's Healthy Futures Act
October 15, 2009 3:42 PM NAMSS Website
October 12, 2009 3:07 PM Theft of Physicians' Personal Information
October 2, 2009 10:08 AM JURIST - Legal News and Research
August 31, 2009 9:05 AM Collection of Pennsylvania Legal Research
August 19, 2009 3:34 PM Working Draft of MS.01.01.01 (formerly MS.1.20)
August 12, 2009 2:12 PM State Health Facts
August 6, 2009 8:42 AM Physicians for a National Health Program
July 28, 2009 1:34 PM Legal Medicine
July 2, 2009 1:37 PM Institute for Healthcare Improvement
June 23, 2009 9:32 AM Health Information Technology
June 22, 2009 8:18 AM Real Lawyers Have Blogs
April 28, 2009 2:10 PM HealthLawBlog
April 28, 2009 2:10 PM HealthBlawg
April 28, 2009 10:55 AM Health Care Law Blog
March 18, 2009 6:06 PM PA Elder, Estate & Fiduciary Law Blog
March 3, 2008 3:33 PM Medicare FFS Provider Web Pages
March 3, 2008 3:26 PM Veritus Medicare Services
March 3, 2008 3:19 PM National Practitioner Data Bank/Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
March 3, 2008 3:12 PM CMS Online Manual System
March 3, 2008 3:09 PM U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
March 3, 2008 3:04 PM HHS Office of Inspector General
March 3, 2008 3:01 PM Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
March 3, 2008 2:56 PM MCARE Program
March 3, 2008 2:53 PM AMA Peer Review
March 3, 2008 2:36 PM CMS Website for Medicare Fee-for-Service Providers
March 3, 2008 2:31 PM EPLS
March 3, 2008 2:26 PM CMS AOs
March 3, 2008 2:24 PM OIG AOs
March 3, 2008 2:22 PM Physician Self-Referral
March 3, 2008 2:19 PM Anti-Kickback Statute
March 3, 2008 2:18 PM CMS Mailing Lists
March 3, 2008 2:14 PM CMS Website
March 3, 2008 2:11 PM OIG Listserv

Long Term Care

December 14, 2009 10:34 AM Pennsylvania's Health Care Facilities Act
December 3, 2009 9:31 AM OIG Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities
October 5, 2009 12:36 PM 2010 OIG Work Plan: Top 10 Areas of Scrutiny
September 30, 2009 8:26 AM Managing H1N1 Employment and Leave Issues
August 14, 2009 10:33 AM Kaiser Family Foundation Publishes 50 State Health Facts
June 23, 2009 8:37 AM Recovery Act and Health Information Technology Now Available on the CMS Website!
May 7, 2009 11:00 AM The Red Flag Rules: New Requirements May Affect Private Practice Collection Policies
December 2, 2008 3:24 PM Medicare 2009 Anti-Markup Rules

Medicare & Reimbursement

March 12, 2010 6:44 AM Senate Proposes Delay of Medicare SGR Decrease Until October 1, 2010
March 3, 2010 9:30 AM Medicare Physician Fee Schedule SGR Reduction Postponed One Month
February 26, 2010 4:39 PM Medicare SGR Physician 21.5% Cut Will Happen March 1, 2010
February 18, 2010 9:10 AM CMS Mandates Advanced Imaging Accreditation by January 2012
February 4, 2010 9:36 AM Pittsburgh Included In CMS DMEPOS Round One Competitive Bidding Program
February 2, 2010 8:29 AM CMS APPROVES THREE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCREDIT SUPPLIERS OF ADVANCED IMAGING SERVICES
February 2, 2010 7:58 AM Congress/Senate Progress on Medicare SGR Reduction
January 29, 2010 12:04 PM HHS Publishes New Data Bank Regulations
January 21, 2010 8:03 AM With Healthcare Reform Stalled - What Happens to the Medicare SGR Cut?
December 28, 2009 4:42 PM Medicare Physician SGR 21% Reduction Postponed 2 Months
December 21, 2009 1:24 PM CMS Advises Physicians to Hold 2010 Claims and Extends Participation Enrollment to 3/31/10
December 21, 2009 7:25 AM Healthcare Reform Compromise Contains Hidden Benefits
December 18, 2009 12:49 PM MM6740 - Revisions to Consultation Services Payment Policy
December 17, 2009 12:40 PM CMS Revises Claims Processing Manual to Eliminate Consultation Codes
November 13, 2009 3:01 PM CMS Finalizes Supervision Requirements For Hospital Outpatient Services
November 5, 2009 2:37 PM Reporting Purchased Services
October 30, 2009 11:08 PM CMS 2010 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
October 26, 2009 10:21 AM Healthcare Reform: Physician Transparency and Disclosure
October 22, 2009 4:09 PM AMA Medicare Action Kit - States Where Medicare Cuts Will Decrease Physician Participation
October 15, 2009 9:41 PM AMA & MGMA Lobby for Support to Reverse the SGR Medicare Physician Cut
October 5, 2009 12:38 PM New Medicare Recoupment Rules Protect Providers
October 1, 2009 10:06 AM October 1, 2009: Effective Date of New Stark Rules
September 28, 2009 9:46 AM MGMA Comments to Baucus Proposed America's Healthy Future Act of 2009
September 28, 2009 9:38 AM Medical Staff Joint Commission Standards: MS.01.01.01 is the New MS.1.20
September 23, 2009 9:55 AM DMEPOS Accreditation Required September 30, 2009
September 18, 2009 5:25 PM MGMA Identifies Key Physician Healthcare Reform Issues In Baucus Bill
September 17, 2009 4:09 PM Senate Finance Committee Chairman Introduces Health Reform Bill
September 3, 2009 10:15 AM Medicare Consignment Closet Changes Delayed Until March 1, 2010
August 17, 2009 4:04 PM Consignment Closets: CMS Issues Physician Restrictions
August 17, 2009 4:02 PM How Many Lobbyists Does it Take to Fix/Ruin Healthcare Reform?
August 10, 2009 10:03 AM OIG Seeks Revision of "Incident To Rules"
July 22, 2009 12:49 PM Radiology Self-referral Bill May Be Folded Into Health Reform
July 15, 2009 3:38 PM Obama Hails Advance of Health-Care Reform Bill in Senate
July 9, 2009 4:04 PM CMS Issues Proposed Changes to Physician Supervision Requirements for Hospital Outpatient Services
July 9, 2009 2:34 PM CMS Issues Proposed Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates
July 7, 2009 3:03 PM CMS Releases Proposed 2010 Physician Fee Schedule and Projects 21.5% Decrease
July 2, 2009 11:03 AM Significant New False Claims Act Changes
June 18, 2009 10:17 AM Alert!: CMS Warns of Physician Scam
May 14, 2009 1:43 PM Highmark Medicare Services Teleconference On Billing Of Time Units For Physical And Occupational Therapy Services
April 15, 2009 2:21 PM Tristani's Blow to State Medicaid Agency's Third Party Liability Collection Practices
April 7, 2009 10:11 AM Highmark Issues Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)
March 30, 2009 12:07 PM 2009 Physician Enrollment Changes for Medicare Eliminates Retroactive Billing
March 17, 2009 3:12 PM Medicare Approves Sleep Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
February 24, 2009 2:41 PM Medicare Fraud and Abuse Resource Reference
February 16, 2009 3:19 PM CMS Websites for Medicare Fee-for-Service Providers
January 20, 2009 9:20 AM Medicare January 2009 Update for Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System
January 13, 2009 2:57 PM HIGHMARK WINS MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTORS STATUS FOR JURISDICTIONS 12 AND 15
January 7, 2009 9:02 AM CMS SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS FOR DMEPOS
January 6, 2009 2:55 PM HEALTHCARE REFORM: ISSUES AND COSTS
December 9, 2008 10:20 AM MEDICARE RESOURCES FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES
December 3, 2008 4:20 PM IDTF Medicare Changes for 2009
December 2, 2008 3:24 PM Medicare 2009 Anti-Markup Rules
November 21, 2008 1:39 PM 2009 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE
October 31, 2008 8:03 AM Physicians Will Get 1.1% Medicare Increase for 2009
October 14, 2008 4:28 PM CMS Announces Increase Efforts to Fight Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Medicare
September 16, 2008 12:14 PM Medicare Adds False Claims Authority to Purchased Diagnostic Services
September 11, 2008 3:04 PM PROMETHEUS: Innovative Physician Payment Model Seeks Physician Input
August 21, 2008 10:49 AM Key Points of Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA)
August 19, 2008 2:35 PM CMS PROVIDES EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES GUIDE
July 22, 2008 8:58 AM Medicare Audit Program Identifies Significant Over-Payments
July 21, 2008 12:08 PM Proposed Stark Exceptions For Incentive Payments And Shared Savings Program
July 17, 2008 9:13 AM CMS Medicare Physician Fee Scedule Notice: .5 % Increase
July 16, 2008 7:12 AM Congress Overrides Medicare Veto
July 15, 2008 4:17 PM MGMA Reports That President Vetos Medicare Bill to Prevent Physician Fee Cut
July 14, 2008 12:30 PM Physician Self-Referral and Anti-Markup Issues
July 11, 2008 5:11 PM Medicare 2009 IDTF Proposals
July 11, 2008 7:28 AM Medicare Payment Update
July 10, 2008 7:56 AM Senate Passes Medicare Physician Fee Savings Bill
July 7, 2008 2:58 PM 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Issues
July 7, 2008 7:34 AM Wall Street Journal Update on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
July 3, 2008 7:59 AM Proposed 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
July 3, 2008 7:54 AM Medicare Announces 10 Day Hold on Physician Medicare Payments
June 27, 2008 8:32 AM Senate Fails to Postpone Medicare Physician Fee 10% Cut
June 25, 2008 10:50 AM House Approves Medicare Physician Fee Freeze for 2008
May 28, 2008 11:24 AM Highmark Delays Diagnostic Imaging Technical Component Reduction
May 19, 2008 8:41 AM CMS Update On Incident To Billing Policies
May 7, 2008 7:42 AM DMEPOS Medicare Competitive Bidding Program Draws Attention
April 29, 2008 9:10 AM CMS Releases 2009 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility "Prospective Payment System"
April 17, 2008 12:26 PM CMS Stark Proposals: "Stand in Shoes" & Gainsharing
April 16, 2008 11:51 AM Pittsburgh MSA Included in DMEPOS Medicare Competitive Bidding Program
April 3, 2008 12:16 PM Highmark Medicare LCD's Proposed
March 18, 2008 1:03 PM CMS DECISION MEMO FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY (HEART CT)
March 11, 2008 9:53 AM MEDICARE TO INCREASE AUDIT FREQUENCY UNDER RECOVERY AUDIT PROGRAM
March 6, 2008 7:37 AM Medicare FFS Appeal Process: Good Summary From CMS
February 29, 2008 10:47 AM CMS PUBLISHES CORRECTED 2008 ASC FEE SCHEDULE
February 22, 2008 4:59 PM Simple CMS Physician Fee Schedule Explanation
February 14, 2008 2:08 PM CMS PUBLISHES PROPOSED RULE ON DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER ENROLLMENT WHICH MAY AFFECT PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE
January 9, 2008 5:25 PM CORF: 2008 Medicare Regulations
January 7, 2008 4:00 PM Reporting of Cardiac Rehabilatation Services
December 31, 2007 8:01 AM CMS New Years Present: Anti-Markup Rules Effective Date Delayed Until January 1, 2009
December 28, 2007 9:21 AM MEDICARE PROVIDES NEW DEFINITION OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
December 20, 2007 3:59 PM House Approves 6 Month .5% Medicare Physician Fee Increase
December 18, 2007 12:29 PM 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule : Proposed 6 Month Delay
December 10, 2007 1:51 PM 2008 MEDICARE RVU REFINEMENTS
December 5, 2007 2:03 PM New Medicare IDTF Performance Standards Effective January 1, 2008
November 29, 2007 8:33 AM The New Medicare Anti-Markup Diagnostistic Test Results
November 16, 2007 9:01 AM Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative ( PQRI ) 2008 Quality Measures
November 12, 2007 4:59 PM Highmark Announces ASC Accreditation Requirements
November 5, 2007 3:38 PM Medicare Final Rule Announces 2008 Physician Fees: Text of Press Release
November 2, 2007 2:30 PM 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
September 27, 2007 9:59 AM Medicare Publishes Part B Specialty Billing Guides
August 3, 2007 1:04 PM ASC Payment Regs Released
July 10, 2007 4:02 PM Prohibited Mark-up of Diagnostic Tests: Text of Proposed 2008 Medicare Regs
July 9, 2007 12:05 PM Medicare IDTF Proposals: Regs and Staff Comments Text
July 5, 2007 12:35 PM Proposed 2008 Medicare Changes: Diagnostic Test Mark-Up Prohibited
July 3, 2007 2:34 PM CMS Proposes Medicare Changes for 2008
June 24, 2007 12:10 PM CMS Hospital Report Card Link
June 8, 2007 2:33 PM Key Facts: Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
June 4, 2007 12:31 PM CMS Provides Details on Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
May 9, 2007 1:23 PM GAO Recommends Physician Profiling
April 24, 2007 3:47 PM Top 10 Billing Errors from Highmark Medicare Services
April 24, 2007 3:47 PM Top 10 Billing Errors from Highmark Medicare Services
April 3, 2007 4:10 PM Highmark Expands Preauthorization List
March 27, 2007 11:59 AM CMS To Host Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Teleconferences
March 19, 2007 3:20 PM New MedPAC Reports: Physician Medicare Reimbursement, Sustainable Growth Rate, and P4P
March 15, 2007 12:12 PM Presription for Pennsylvania: Governor Rendell's Proposal for Pennsylvania Healthcare Reform
February 27, 2007 9:59 AM CMS Reverses Position On New IDTF Standards
February 23, 2007 9:15 AM CMS Establishes Website for Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Mandated by Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
February 15, 2007 4:07 PM CMS Issues New Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) Standards Effective 2/26/07
January 17, 2007 1:03 PM Medicare Payment for PTA
January 5, 2007 11:41 AM Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans to Follow the Medicare Reductions for the Technical Component of Multiple Diagnostic Imaging Services
December 14, 2006 1:00 PM 2007 Medicare Changes
December 13, 2006 1:11 PM Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Eliminates 5% Medicare Physician Fee Cut for 2007
December 8, 2006 11:22 AM Congressional Leaders Agree to Eliminate Medicare Physician Pay Cut
November 30, 2006 7:54 AM National Provider Identifier (NPI) Usage Mandatory in Six Months
November 28, 2006 8:15 AM OIG Issues Another Physician Gainsharing Advisory Opinion
November 17, 2006 8:31 AM CMS Proposes New Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Fee Schedule
November 6, 2006 9:08 AM Link: 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
November 3, 2006 3:08 PM 2007 Physician Fee Schedule
September 12, 2006 10:04 AM Reimbursement News: CMS Announces Gainsharing Demonstration Project and Congressional Advisory Board Analyzes Physician Payment System Options
September 1, 2006 1:59 PM 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposals: Reassignment and Centralized Building Definiton
August 31, 2006 12:18 PM Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF): Medicare 2007 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule
August 30, 2006 3:28 PM CMS Issues Proposed 2007 Physician Fee Schedule
August 17, 2006 9:39 AM Reminder: Medicare Payment Delay for 9/22/06 Through 9/30/06
July 19, 2006 8:17 AM Senator Frist Starts Healthcare Blog
July 17, 2006 3:13 PM Non-Physician Practitioners(NPP) May Bill Medicare For Care Plan Oversight (CPO) Effective 10-02-06
June 23, 2006 8:52 AM CMS Announces Physician Fee Schedule Change for E&M Codes
June 5, 2006 2:02 PM CMS POSTS MEDICARE PAYMENTS
May 25, 2006 1:56 PM REMINDER: MEDICARE COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION
May 10, 2006 10:15 AM CMS UPDATES MEDICARE COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS
April 27, 2006 11:36 AM CMS PUBLISHES FINAL ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
April 20, 2006 3:11 PM National Coverage Determination Process - CMS Issues Final Guidance Documents
March 15, 2006 11:42 AM Highmark Prior Authorization Requirement For Diagnostic Imaging: April 1, 2006
March 6, 2006 10:52 AM NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER (NPI)
February 27, 2006 1:19 PM Reaction to AMA:Congress P4P Agreement
February 22, 2006 11:11 AM AMA AND CONGRESS SIGN P4P AGREEMENT
February 14, 2006 10:54 AM DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT OF 2005:
February 6, 2006 2:34 PM MORE DRA 2005 REIMBURSEMENT NEWS
February 3, 2006 2:04 PM Deficit Reduction Act -- U.S. House Of Representatives Approves But Medicare Physician Increases Limited
January 31, 2006 10:29 AM CMS Revises Physician Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP)
January 24, 2006 10:05 AM AUTOMATIC 4.4% MEDICARE REDUCTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006
November 16, 2005 8:04 PM CMS Issues P4P Demo Project Results
November 4, 2005 4:21 PM Pay For Performance (P4P)
November 4, 2005 4:10 PM Highmark Announces Policy Restricting Concierge Medical Practices
November 4, 2005 4:06 PM "Incident To" Rules Effective July 25, 2005
November 4, 2005 4:05 PM Highmark Defines Concurrent Care Reimbursement Policies

Physical Therapy

May 7, 2009 11:10 AM Utilizing Employment Contracts To Protect A Practice's Investment In Its Employees
May 7, 2009 11:09 AM Employee-Related Records - Can I Ever Throw This Stuff Out?
May 7, 2009 11:08 AM Considerations For Designing A Retirement Plan
May 7, 2009 11:07 AM Bringing On New Staff? Remember The Independent Contractor Versus Employee Analysis
May 7, 2009 11:04 AM The Role Of Physical Therapist As Expert
May 7, 2009 11:02 AM The Employee Manual - An Essential Practice Tool
May 7, 2009 11:00 AM The Red Flag Rules: New Requirements May Affect Private Practice Collection Policies
May 7, 2009 10:57 AM Not All Employment-Related Bonuses Are Created Equal

Physicians' Contracts

March 27, 2008 12:57 PM Physicians Learn Charity Ends At The Office
January 24, 2008 4:32 PM Physician Contract Issues
October 19, 2007 12:26 PM Orlando Sentinel Reports Hospitals Employing More Physicians
September 24, 2007 10:55 AM Pursuing Physician Disabilty Claims
September 17, 2007 3:49 PM Planning Your Return to Private Practice
March 21, 2007 11:43 AM Physican Cases: Antitrust, Restrictive Covenant & Credentialing
March 8, 2007 10:00 AM Basic Physician Contract Issues for Residents and Fellows
April 18, 2006 9:12 AM Whose Patients Are They Anyway?

Privileging

December 8, 2008 11:48 AM HIGHMARK DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PRIVILEGING REQUIREMENTS

Services

August 1, 2008 9:12 AM Medlaw Blog Establishes New Record
July 18, 2008 8:32 AM Using the Medlaw Blog: Archives and Searches
November 16, 2004 8:37 PM Tucker Arensberg's Healthcare Practice Group

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