Integrative medicine standard of care: an evolving legal rule

Kudos to integrative medicine consultant Glenn Sabin for his bold post on integrative medicine standard of care - suggesting that integrative health should be the standard against which [...]

Onsite corporate wellness programs raise corporate practice of medicine issues

Onsite corporate wellness programs raise corporate practice of medicine issues, requiring separation between the medical, clinical side and the management and marketing operations, in strong [...]

Digital health advances set healthcare law on edge

Digital health advances set healthcare law on edge because health tech develops exponentially while laws grow linearly.

Legal review of concierge medicine contracts is needed to handle regulatory issues & liability risks

Legal review of concierge medicine contracts is needed to handle regulatory issues & liability risks, as otherwise medical doctors opening concierge practices risk triggering all sorts of [...]

Is an online healthcare services directory a medical referral service?

Is an online directory of healthcare centers a medical referral service? We’ve had several online directories of healthcare services ask us what legal rules govern their operation. Below we [...]

Legal risks arise in Interdisciplinary MD-DC practice, challenging Integrative Medicine model

When medical doctors collaborate with other licensed healthcare providers (such as chiropractors) in a multidisciplinary, clinical care or integrative medicine setting, legal risks can arise that [...]

How Can A Healthcare Clinical Practice Bonus Its Staff, Employees, & Marketing Personnel Without Trigger Fee-Splitting and Anti-Kickback Issues?

Healthcare bonuses raise fee-splitting and anti-kickback issues; is there a workaround?

Are physician online dietary supplement sales, kickbacks or fee-splitting?

Are physician online dietary supplement sales, kickbacks or fee-splitting?

Is it a kickback when med center offers insurance agent services to its patients?

Is it a kickback when a medical center offers insurance agent services to its patients?

Are medical tourism legal questions variations on MSO-Physician arrangements?

Are medical tourism legal questions variations on MSO-Physician arrangements?

Corporate practice challenges medical management (MSO) organizations in New York AG action

Corporate practice challenges medical management (MSO) organizations, especially in New York AG, as shown by recent enforcement action.

Can the non-licensed healer practice legally, including giving nutritional and weight loss advice?

Can the non-licensed healer practice legally, including giving nutritional and weight loss advice?

Where healthcare policy & the future of humanity meet

Where healthcare policy & the future of humanity meet is at the intersection of technology and consciousness.

4 Legal Tips for Setting Up A Functional Medicine Practice

Here are 4 legal tips for setting up a functional medicine practice. When establishing your functional medicine practice, you'll be wading into clinical waters that are perhaps navigated by many [...]

A Benevolent Artificial Intelligence Will Usher In Utopia

A benevolent AI (artificial intelligence) could usher in utopia... but will augmented intelligence destroy it?

The Internet of Things (IOT) Legal and Regulatory Issues

The Internet of Things (IOT) raises legal and regulatory challenges, mainly in the area of privacy and security.

5 Ways to Increase Physician Income Despite Healthcare Reform

Healthcare reform and declining Medicare reimbursement have thrown physicians for a financial loop; how can medical doctors increase physician income despite healthcare reform?

Corporate practice of medicine & fee-splitting lead medical spa compliance enforcement

California, New York, Massachusetts, and other states that emphasize corporate practice of medicine & fee-splitting lead medical spa compliance enforcement.

Alternative Medicine Fraud Remains an FDA Staple, Despite FDA Guidance on Low-Risk, General Wellness

Healthcare fraud remains a broad regulatory category that enforcement authorities can use against the manufacturer or distributor of a healthcare product that raises questions in the minds of [...]

What does Consciousness have planned for us when the Singularity arrives?

Two trends are colliding: artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more pervasive with machine intelligence outpacing human intelligence, and consciousness is waking up. Which one will trump--or [...]