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In a recent search for health care blogs, the Medlaw Blog was second on Google, out of millions of hits. The Health Care Blog was first, and we were impressed enough to add it as a link on ours. Happy New Year.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a majority opinion yesterday, December 29, 2009, vacating the Superior Court’s Bowmaster holding and reinstating the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County dated November 6, 2006.  E.D.B., v. Gerald Clair and Centre Community Hospital, No. 78 MAP 2008 (December 29, 2009), available at J-42-2009mo.pdf. …

MedLawBlog was recently recognized in the ‘Best of Law Blogs’ for Mike Cassidy’s ‘New Year’s Predictions for Health Care’ posting.  Kevin OKeefe named the MedLawBlog, for the health care industry, among a list of law blogs containing predictions for 2010. 

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In Liss & Marion PC v. Recordex Acquisition Corp., the Pennsylvania Supreme Court examined whether a class of law firms who requested medical records could recover alleged overcharges from a copying services company hired by medical care providers to fulfill their record requests. The Supreme Court’s …

December is always a timely month for making New Year’s predictions, but especially so for health care, given the national debate on health care reform. A recent article by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) contained five health care predictions, which not surprisingly form the core of the various health care reform proposals:

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The Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform ("GOHCR") has announced a proposed strategic plan for the Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange ("PHIX"). The plan proposes a strategy for transitioning to electronic health records to promote efficiency, cut costs, and provide better quality of care. The deadline for submitting comments to GOHCR is December 20, 2009.

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 The Family and Medical Leave Act provides for job protected unpaid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child, an employee’s serious health condition, or to care for a parent, spouse or child with a serious health condition. The FMLA generally applies to employers with 50 or more employees, and to …

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