Articles on building and maintaining a compliant healthcare practice. Topics cover HIPAA compliance, fraud, waste, and abuse programs, good faith estimates, informed consent, controlled-substance and procedure SOPs, and patient intake policies and procedures, written for owners putting policies and procedures in place.
Clinical research is no longer limited to large hospitals and academic medical centers. Small medical practices can participate in clinical trials. Doing so requires careful attention to FDA regulations, IRB oversight, informed consent, HIPAA compliance, and liability management.
Many private practices assume HIPAA compliance begins and ends with policies and forms. However, maintaining compliance requires ongoing risk assessments, workforce training, vendor management, and breach response planning.
Before adding an AI chatbot to your practice website, you should understand what information it collects, how that information is handled, and what happens when patients start asking health-related questions.
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday practice operations, from documentation tools and chatbots to administrative automation. Learn how AI can create HIPAA compliance concerns and what healthcare practices should consider before adopting new AI technology.
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.
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.
When non-physicians with doctoral degrees use the title “Dr.” in clinical settings, both the practitioner and the supervising physician can face regulatory scrutiny, fines, and disciplinary action. This post outlines how state title-use laws apply, what supervisory liability looks like in practice, and how reviewing collaborative agreements, supervision policies, and marketing materials can protect your practice.
Point-of-care blood testing devices promise faster lab results and fewer outside referrals. Before you invest, you need to understand the CLIA compliance requirements, insurance coverage gaps, and contract terms that can make or break the decision.
It didn’t used to feel this complicated to talk with patients. A conversation about risks, benefits, and alternatives was once
Are you a healthcare practice considering using blood tests to confirm that your patients are adhering to their medications properly?
