Can the MSO Charge a Variable Digital Marketing Fee?

In this video, we answer an MSO question, so can the MSO have a digital marketing fee as its expense, and can the fee be variable?

Handling Patient Records When Leaving a Practice

Today’s question is: when I leave a medical practice, do I have to retain the patient records?

Complying with HIPAA De-Identification Standards

In this short video, we're going to talk about how one of our clients is planning to do a clinical study, and they want to share the participant data with a third party for analysis.

Can a Medical Practice be an MSO?

One of the most frequently asked questions at our medical spa in IV hydration clinic practice is this: Can a medical practice be an MSO?

Should NPs, PAs and MDs be 1099 or Employees?

In today's video, we'll discuss whether nurse practitioners and physician assistants can be 1099 contractors in a medical practice in California.

Interview with Elissa R. Brewster, JD, MHA

In today's video, we're interviewing Elissa R. Brewster, JD, MHA, one of our of Counsels working on Management Services Organizations (MSO), Medical Spas, Compliance, Transactional Work and many more.

Interview with Drew R. Barnholtz

In today's video, we're interviewing Drew R. Barnholtz, our Managing Attorney working on Transactional Law, M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions), Medical Devices, and many more.

How does a Medical Spa or IV Hydration Clinic Brand with Medical Doctors?

In today's video, we're going to talk about the Professional Medical Corporation, and in our scenario, ACME came to us, and they want to brand the name of their MSO to Professional Medical [...]

Telemedicine Legal Basics: Licensing and Standard of Care

Often our physician, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner clients ask us telemedicine questions involving practices across multiple states. Can I practice virtually across state lines and [...]

Can the MSO Management Fee be More Than 90% of the Revenue of the Medical Practice?

The anti-kickback laws require these fees to be fair market value and not take into consideration the referral of any patients that might come from the MSO to the medical practice.

What Can a Nursing Corporation in California be Used For?

The Medical Board has issued a number of different opinions that the medical spa must be a medical corporation, not a nursing corporation.

Should the MSO be an S-Corp and the Medical Practice be a C-Corp or Vice Versa?

We always recommend getting a CPA involved to help determine what tax election you should make and so that would be the answer to that one. It really depends on revenue projections and things [...]

If the Doctor is a 51% Owner and the Nurse is 49% Owner, Will the Doctor Have More Liability?

The ownership of the corporation isn't as important as just the fact that the corporation as an entity could be under fire if something goes wrong.

Can a Dentist be a Medical Director?

The medical director, and again, just because a doctor has to own 51% of the medical practice doesn’t mean that doctor has to act as the medical director.

Can an NP Form a Nursing Corporation and Own up to 100%?

There's been a confusion over the years over why nursing corporation even exists because we do have this rule for medical practices that they need to be owned in the 51-49 breakdown with the [...]

If an NP Owns 49% of the PC with an MD, Can the NP also Own 100% of the MSO?

You want to make sure that your MD is okay with that, but as a professional corporation, as a medical practice, you’re going to have to hire somebody to run the office anyway. So if you’re [...]

How Long Do NPs Have to Practice Under a Physician Before Gaining Independence?

What you're going to have to do as an NP in California is you'll have to be a 103 category nurse for three years before you become the 104 category where you can practice in your own practice.

Can I Own the Medical Spa and an MSO?

How Can I Reduce My Risk of a Lawsuit?

Should an MSO be an LLC?