July 2011

In Georgopoulos v. Humility of Mary Health Partners Inc., Dr. Georgopoulos was placed upon a six month surgical proctoring requirement because of extended operating times and excessive use of blood products.  In addition to many procedural defenses, Dr. Georgopoulos’s primary substantive defense is that his patient survival and freedom from major cardiac events…

UCLA Health System ("UCLAHS") has agreed to settle potential HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule violations for $865,000 after an investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights ("OCR").  UCLAHS has committed to a corrective action plan for compliance purposes.

“Covered entities are responsible for the actions of their employees. This is…

In CMS Advisory Opinion AO-2011-01, CMS has issued a favorable advisory opinion allowing the physician recruitment arrangement with a hospital and a physician practice which imposes a restrictive covenant upon the recruited physician.

Restrictive covenants and recruitment arrangements had initially been prohibited by the Stark Rules. However, bowing to industry comment, CMS amended the physician…

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