All individuals and industries have been impacted by COVID-19. As relevant to most of our clients, the medical industry has been heavily impacted. In June 2021, the Physicians Advocacy Institute (“PAI”) released the results of a study entitled: “COVID-19’s Impact on Acquisitions of Physician Practices and Physician Employment 2019-2020.” If…
In our previous post reviewing the Georgia Composite Medical Board’s (“Medical Board” or “GCMB”) June Monthly Meeting Minutes, we touched on the Medical Board’s acknowledgment of House Bill 458. Herein, our healthcare and business law firm analyzes more thoroughly the new law and its impact on Georgia physicians and the…
Welcome to the second installment of our business and healthcare law firm’s monthly medical board meeting review, focusing on the Georgia Composite Medical Board (“Medical Board” or “GCMB”). As a healthcare law firm with physician clients, it is our duty to stay up to date with the Medical Board’s positions…
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 and medical malpractice payers, have a duty to report specific actions or events to the NPDB. Any practitioner…
Welcome to the first installment of our business and healthcare law firm’s monthly medical board meeting review, focusing on the Georgia Composite Medical Board (“GCMB” or “Medical Board”). As a healthcare law firm with many physician clients, it is our duty to stay up to date with the Medical Board’s…
As a healthcare and business law firm, we work with many employers and employees to navigate complex employment matters, oftentimes with an eye towards federal employment regulations. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted employment in the United States. Now that the Country is reopening and people are returning to work, a…
As a healthcare and business law firm, we work with many healthcare employers and employees to resolve employment disputes. When disputes involve the civil rights of the employee, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) administrative process may be triggered. For instance, if an employee alleges discrimination based on sex or…
As a healthcare and business law firm, we work with may healthcare providers and employers who wish to integrate telehealth into their business models and, understandably, have questions. What is telehealth versus telemedicine? What laws and rules govern the practice of telemedicine? Has COVID-19 impacted telemedicine? Etc. This post intends…
As a healthcare and business law firm, we work with many employers and employees to prevent, resolve, and, if required, litigate employment matters. When the underlying issue alleged is discrimination in the workplace, the law grants the employee a required process for investigating the matter through the Equal Employment Opportunity…
On May 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published final rule CMS-9115-F known as the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule. “This final rule is the first phase of policies centrally focused on advancing interoperability and patient access to health information.” 85 Fed. Reg. 25511. CMS…