Our healthcare and business law firm consistently works with physicians who are dealing with complications resulting from adverse reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”). A previous blog post outlines the process for disputing an NPDB report. Although difficult, our law firm has had success in appeals to HHS…
Our healthcare and business law firm consistently works with physicians who are dealing with complications resulting from adverse reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) as well as entities in deciding what reports may be appropriate for certain situations. Whether you are on the side of the provider or…
Our healthcare and business law firm consistently works with physicians who are dealing with complications resulting from adverse reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”). Certain entities, including medical licensure boards, facilities with a peer review process, and medical malpractice payers, have a duty to report specific actions or…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with healthcare providers and businesses to open cosmetic medical and wellness spas. The medical spa entity has grown drastically over the past few years. Some states and medical boards have developed laws and rules governing medical and wellness spas. As medical and wellness…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers and other allied health professionals who are beginning their journeys of opening a Medical Spa. Medical Spas have been growing in popularity across the country. They are unique practices in that they involve many medical and non-medical procedures. There are…
At the beginning of COVID-19, telemedicine rules were softened on the state and federal level. In a previous blog post, we discussed the softened Georgia rules during the COVID-19 State of Emergency in Georgia. Unlike the federal Public Health Emergency that was recently lifted, the Georgia State of Emergency was…
As a healthcare and business law firm, many of our clients come to us with questions relating to the proper ordering and management of controlled substances. As such, we wanted to take this opportunity to point out a recent update to the DEA’s Practitioner’s Manual. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many physicians in Georgia who are facing mental health and substance abuse difficulties. Sometimes those difficulties bleed into work and can cause work and/or licensure issues. Georgia offers an incredible resource dedicated to physician recovery in a way that protects Georgia citizens…
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers and other allied health professionals apply for and obtain licensure in Georgia. Holistic medicine has grown in popularity and accessibility, which has led to an increase in functional medicine practices around the country. Relatedly, the practice of naturopathy also appeals…
Both concierge medicine and direct primary care practices have become popular alternatives to the traditional insurance medical practice model. Direct Primary Care (“DPC”) practices generally cut insurance companies out from the provider-patient relationship. Medicare offers unique considerations because participating and non-participating providers maintain certain responsibilities regarding Medicare beneficiaries, and many…