California Healthcare Laws That Were Passed in 2021

Pharmacies, hospitals, mental health facilities, hospices, and substance abuse facilities need to understand how the recently passed California healthcare laws apply to their practice

Nursing and Healthcare Trends for 2022

Nursing trends for 2021 aim to address shortfalls in the nursing profession, online education programs, and new technologies to manage patient data that comes from many different sources.

Covid Consumer Protection Act

A new law, the Covid-19 Consumer Protection Act, authorizes the US DOJ and FTC to enforce deceptive marketing claims about the prevention, cure, treatment, mitigation, and diagnosis of COVID-19.

Legal Compliance Issues For Diagnostic Testing Centers

Diagnostic testing centers and the physicians who refer patients to them need to understand Stark Law, the AKS, Medicare requirements, HIPAA, and other compliance laws.

Legal Compliance Issues for Various Types Of Integrative Medical Practices – Acupuncture

Integrative medicine practices need to understand HIPAA, the corporate practice of medicine, Stark Law, the AKS, unauthorized practice of medicine, and many other compliance issues.

Health Compliance Issues for Dentists and Orthodontists

Dentists need to understand how Stark Law and the AKS affect their referral arrangements. Dentists need to understand corporate practice of medicine, FDA, FTC, and other compliance issues.

Non-Compete Clauses And Restrictive Covenants For Health Practices

The Biden Administration announced an executive order to increase competition and limit non-compete contracts. Skill healthcare providers advocate for doctors who leave medical practices.

What Medical Practices and Healthcare Businesses Need to Understand about the “Reasonable Medical Necessity” Test

Physicians and other healthcare providers and companies that submit bills for medical services may be subject to Stark Law, AKS, and False Claims Act charges

FDA Warns Foreign Maker of a Hand Sanitizer Product That Its Product is Adulterated

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to a foreign manufacturer that the substation of methanol for ethanol rendered its produce a new drug, adulterated, and misbranded.

Mental and Behavioral Health Compliance and Business Issues

Regulatory compliance review and business review for psychologists, therapists, marriage counselors, health coaches, substance abuse centers, and other practices.

OIG Advisory Opinion Regarding Possible AKS Violations. Part Two.

OIG advisory opinion provides that payments for travel, lodging, and other costs related to a drug infusion treatment should not violate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute

OIG Advisory Opinion Regarding Possible AKS Violations. Part one.

A pharmaceutical company sought an advisory opinion to determine if payment for travel, lodging, and other costs are an inducement that violates the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

Compliance and Regulatory Issues for Technical Companies and Ventures

Regulatory compliance and business transactional review of digital health companies and practices including telemedicine, medical software, health hardware, and the IoT.

FAQs About HIPAA and the Right of Access Part two

The US Department of Health and Human Services provides questions and answers to the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s Right of Access. These FAQs directly affect healthcare practices

Regulatory Compliance for Cosmetics, Nutrition, and Cannabis Companies – Part 2

Regulatory compliance of cosmetics, diet, and CBD products including FDA misbranding and adulteration, FTC compliance, labeling requirements, and other legal issues.

FAQs About HIPAA and the Right of Access, Part one

The US Department of Health and Human Services provides questions and answers to the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s Right of Access. These FAQs directly affect healthcare practices.

Healthcare Business and Transaction Issues for Medical Practices

Legal, business, compliance, and practice issues for the formation and day-to-day administrative and medical operations of medical practices and health specialties

What are the Compliance Issues for Veterinarians?

Veterinary practices are subject to most of the regulations human medical practices are subject. The rules that govern veterinary practices do differ though because animals are different than people

Healthcare Business and Transaction Issues for Medical Practices and Medical Businesses

Legal, business, compliance, and practice issues for the formation and day-to-day administrative and medical operations of medical practices and health specialties

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements and Laws

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has clinical care guidelines for the three vaccines that have been approved – the two mRNA vaccines and the Jansen vaccine.