Healthcare practices are increasingly using AI to create social media posts, website content, images, and patient communications. Our attorneys explain the legal risks of AI-generated healthcare marketing, including patient privacy, consent requirements, and misleading content concerns.
Many Illinois mental health providers assemble intake forms from multiple templates, other practices, and online sources. This approach can create gaps in privacy acknowledgments, consent structures, and practice policies. A unified intake packet helps ensure consistency across all patient-facing documents.
Many therapists overlook the importance of written fee policies. A clear cancellation, payment, and missed-appointment policy helps establish expectations, reduce disputes, and support consistent practice operations.
Understanding Stark Law MSO compliance is essential for physicians, practice owners, and healthcare investors. This article explains how the physician self-referral law applies to MSO arrangements, common compliance risks, key Stark Law exceptions, and strategies for reducing regulatory exposure.
When a therapy client moves out of Illinois, many providers assume they can simply continue treatment through telehealth, but the answer often depends on where the client is located, the provider’s licensure status, and the laws of the client’s new state.
Many states restrict direct ownership of medical practices by non-physicians. This article explains the Corporate Practice of Medicine doctrine, the MSO-PC model, and the key legal considerations for entrepreneurs and investors entering the healthcare industry.
A recent Law360 Healthcare Authority article quoted Jackson LLP Principal Partner Connor Jackson on the institutional failures that allowed patient abuse to continue despite existing safeguards. For healthcare practices that treat minors, the case highlights why policies alone are not enough.
Adding a partner to a medical practice requires more than drafting an agreement. Your entity structure, ownership eligibility, and financial terms must align before negotiations begin. Addressing these elements early reduces legal risk and prevents disputes.
Owners and operators of youth intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization programs (PHP) face legal questions long after opening their doors. This article explores the recurring compliance and operational issues that commonly arise as programs hire staff, serve patients, navigate regulations, and expand.
The Illinois Right of Publicity Act restricts the commercial use of a person’s identity, including name, image, and likeness. For physicians and providers, this often comes into play when using patient testimonials, photos, or other identifiable content in marketing materials.
