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.
Navigating a patient termination requires careful planning. Explore the essential considerations for complying with state and federal laws to minimize risk when ending a provider-patient relationship.
Are you planning to offer outpatient or partial hospitalization youth programs? Discover the considerations vital to maintaining compliance.
Do you want the convenience and flexibility of seeing clients at your home? We share factors to consider and local regulations to look out for to run a compliant home-based healthcare practice.
Weight loss drugs are all the rage! Discover how to ethically incorporate weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy into your practice while avoiding legal pitfalls.
What is a whistleblower, and how can you shield your practice from the risks they pose?
An employee could sue you for unequal pay. We share some best practices for implementing and promoting pay parity.
What will the agency do, and will it affect your independent healthcare practice?
You have an idea for your healthcare practice or business and asked for your attorney’s blessing. Why didn’t they just give you a black-or-white answer?
It’s easier than ever to record phone conversations with patients. But is it legal to do so? We discuss the considerations.
New rules have been issued to address public feedback on the No Surprises Act. They include efforts to increase transparency and provide guidance for resolving billing disputes. Find out more about these important changes.
