Business Law

The Federal Trade Commission guidelines for when and how physicians can and can’t seek solicitations from their patients, employees, and business contact.

If you plan to acquire a medical practice or any healthcare venture, consult a healthcare and FDA attorney who understands the specific legal and regulatory landscape

PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND SECURITY ISSUES ARISE WHEN PRACTICING TELEHEALTH OR TELEMEDICINE JUST AS THEY DO IN A BRICK-AND-MORTAR PRACTICE. IT’S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THESE [...]

HOW DO HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS HANDLE STANDARD OF CARE ISSUES WHEN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING FROM A DISTANCE?

THE LAW HANDLES TELEMEDICINE PRESCRIPTION DIFFERENTLY THAN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING REMOTELY. HOW CAN YOU BEST COMPLY? PRESCRIBING IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER TREATMENT

Fundamentally, you’re worried about legal rules prohibiting kickbacks, fee-splitting, corporate practice of medicine, as well as Stark law; you don’t know whether the MSO or management structure [...]

You, MSO is my own variation on I Claudius. Poor Uncle Claudius, everyone said. Ended up becoming Emperor of Rome. Through craft and careful strategy. So you have an MSO and want to operate [...]

Are prompt pay, cash discounts, dual fees legal? In this Part 2, let’s focus on differential payment schemes. When physicians, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and other healthcare providers [...]

Are prompt pay, cash discounts, dual fees legal? There are lots of questions and many different variations. Let’s explore a few, focusing on the idea of providing differential services to a [...]

When medical doctors advertise their professional medical services (including online advertising) they can easily run afoul of legal and regulatory traps. Watch out for these 7 legal traps in [...]