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CPOM Corner: Are Members of a Management Service Organization Providing Non-Clinical Services to a Medical Practice “Beneficial Owners” Under the Corporate Transparency Act?
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Changes to Mid-Level Provider Practice in Georgia
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Third Temporary Extension of the DEA’s COVID-19 Tele-Prescribing Flexibilities: Why Another Extension and What Does It Do?
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Differences Between Direct Primary Care & Concierge Practices
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3 Considerations Before Offering SoftWave at Your Wellness Spa
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UPDATE: FTC Non-Compete Rule Blocked by Federal Judge
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3 Steps to Avoid Professional Boundary Violations
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The Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Rule
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3 Key Facts About the FTC Non-Compete Rule
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The Cosmetic/Aesthetic Procedures Position Statement by the Georgia Board of Nursing
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The IV Hydration Position Statement by the Georgia Board of Nursing
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Weight Loss Guidance For When Your State Has No Weight Loss Statute
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Three Common Requirements for Physician Assistant (PA) Supervision
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3 Considerations Before Offering Ozone Therapy at Your Med Spa
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Common Professionalism Concerns for Healthcare Professionals
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3 Steps to Prepare for a Meeting with Your Medical Board
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What Does Your State Medical Board Say About Weight Loss Drugs?
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Can You Create a Patient-Provider Relationship Through Telemedicine?
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Summary of the New CMS Proposed Rule on Medicare Revocations and Enrollment Denials
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3 Key Provisions of the Management Services Agreement (MSA) for CPOM-Conscious MSO Arrangements
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2 Facts About Management Services Organizations (MSOs) and Med Spas
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3 Initial Questions to Determine if the Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPOM) Doctrine is Relevant to Your Medical Practice
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4 Considerations for Medical Practices When an Employee is Unable to Perform Due to an Injury or Illness
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South Carolina Advisory Opinion on Retail IV Therapy Businesses: A Breakdown of the Opinion and Summary of Critical Information
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HITECH Act and Self Pay
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Alabama’s IV Therapy Declaratory Ruling Answers 3 Important Questions
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Alabama’s New Laser Rules: Overview of Changes
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Alabama’s New Laser Rules: Non-Laser Skin Rejuvenation
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Getting an NPDB Report Voided
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The Four Types of NPDB Reports
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Two Steps to Dispute an NPDB Report
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Alabama’s New Laser Rules: Overview of Changes
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3 Facts About the ADA’s Auxiliary Aids & Services Requirements for Medical Practices
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Georgia Medical Spa Series: 3 Facts about NAD+
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Post-COVID-Era Telemedicine Prescribing Practices in Georgia
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Preparing Your ABA Company for a Payor Audit
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The Public Health Emergency Ended May 11, 2023: Are the COVID-Era Prescribing Exceptions in Effect?
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Updated Practitioner’s Manual for Registrants Handling Controlled Substances
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Georgia Medical Spa Series: A Dentist’s Role in a Medical Spa
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3 Facts About the Georgia PHP
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Top 3 Questions to Ask Before Selling Your Pain Management Clinic
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Can Naturopathic Practitioners Practice in Georgia?
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3 Key Provisions of Georgia’s 2023 Senate Bill 197 – “Health Care Practitioners Truth and Transparency Act”
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5 Key Medicare Considerations Before Opening a Direct Primary Care Practice
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HIPAA Enforcement Discretion to End on May 11, 2023
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Post COVID-OCR and DOJ to Step Up Enforcement Actions
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Medical Spa Series: Top 3 OSHA Violations for Med Spas
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Medical Spa Series: General OSHA Standards for Medical Spas
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Georgia Medical Board Update: Mental Health Question on Physician Application
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3 Tips for Ending a Prepayment Review with Tricare/Humana Military
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Understanding a Prepayment Review
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3 Tips for Responding to an Insurance Audit
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Off-Label Treatments and Medications and Informed Consent
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Physician Employment: Protection from Issues Posed by Co-Terminus Clinical Privileges Language
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Physician Employment: Clinical Privileges, Co-Terminus Language, and NPDB Reporting
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5 Key Points About the CDC’s Updated Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
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Overview of Florida’s Autonomous Nurse Practitioner Law
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Florida State Telemedicine Prescribing Rules
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Florida State Telemedicine Rules
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North Carolina State Telemedicine Prescribing Rules
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North Carolina State Telemedicine Rules
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Medical Spa Series: 2 Key Considerations in APRN Ownership of A Medical Spa
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Medical Spa Series: Using an Esthetician
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Medical Spa Series: Using a Physician Assistant
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Georgia Medical Spa Series: Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine
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Post 2 of 2: The Pretrial Diversion Program in Georgia: Answering Questions Relating to the Offense
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Post 1 of 2: The Pretrial Diversion Program in Georgia: An Overview
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3 Physician Employment Agreement Terms to Review before Resigning
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Tennessee State Telemedicine Prescribing Rules
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Tennessee State Telemedicine Rules
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Texas State Telemedicine Prescribing Rules
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3 Tips if You’re Facing an Insurance Audit
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Texas State Telemedicine Rules
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June 23, 2022, Little Health Law Partner Lee Little led her final meeting as President of the Greater Augusta Arts Council at its Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony
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Georgia State Telemedicine Prescribing Rules
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Alabama State Telemedicine Prescribing Rules
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Alabama State Telemedicine Rules
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Concierge Medicine Practices: Commercial Payor Compliance Risks
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Concierge Medicine Practices: Medicare Compliance Risks
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Concierge Medicine Practices FAQ
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What to do if Your Medicare Privileges are “Deactivated”
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Before You Voluntarily Surrender Your State Medical License Part II: Consider That Your ABIM Board Eligibility or Board Certification May Be At Risk
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Georgia State Telemedicine Rules
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Medicare’s New Telehealth Rule for Mental Health Treatment
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Federal Telemedicine Rules
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3 Compliance Questions to Ask Before Opening a Medical Spa as a Non-Physician
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The CMS Vaccine Mandate: Are Vaccines Required for Remote Workers and Executives?
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Before You Voluntarily Surrender Your State Medical License, Consider That Medicare May Revoke Your Privileges or Exclude You
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The CMS Vaccine Mandate: Are Boosters Required?
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The CMS Vaccine Mandate: What Providers are Covered and What’s the Timeline to Comply?
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The Anti-Kickback Statute’s Rules on Per-Use or Per-Click Rental Equipment Leases
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Stark Law’s Rules on Per-Use or Per-Click Rental Equipment Leases
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Georgia Medical Board July Monthly Meeting Minutes Review
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Direct Primary Care Practices in Georgia: History, Rules, and Other Considerations
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3 Considerations Before Opening a Ketamine Clinic in Georgia
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HIPAA Breach Primer: Part 3—Reporting to HHS
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HIPAA Breach Primer: Part 2—Patient Notification
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HIPAA Breach Primer: Part 1—The Risk Assessment
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What Physicians at FQHC’s Need to Know About Malpractice Actions
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Prescribing Controlled Substances Based on Telemedicine Visits During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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Telemedicine Rules in Georgia
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Healthcare Treats Patients, HIPAA Protects Them: Recent Changes to the HIPAA Laws and How These Changes Affect the Healthcare Community
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Study Shows Increase in Physicians Leaving Independent Practices for Hospital Employment During COVID-19
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HB 458: Georgia Legislation Responding to Sexual Misconduct in Healthcare & New Mandatory Reporting Requirements
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Georgia Medical Board June Monthly Meeting Minutes Review
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Reducing the Negative Impact of Inaccurate NPDB Reports
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Georgia Medical Board May Monthly Meeting Minutes Review
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3 Takeaways from the EEOC’s Guidance on Employer’s Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations
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Employee’s Right to Federal Injunctive Relief Pending EEOC Action in Eleventh Circuit
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The Impact of COVID-19 & HB 307 on Telemedicine in Georgia
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4 Tips on Initiating an EEOC Action and COVID-19 Delays
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CMS’ Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule Soon to Be Enforced
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3 Code Sections that Define a Georgia Chiropractor’s Scope of Practice
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3 Aspects of the Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners
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The National Practitioner Data Bank and Medical Board Reports
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Appealing an Adverse Georgia Superior Court Decision
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2 Tactics for Negotiating Malpractice Insurance in Physician Employment Contracts
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3 Practical Questions for Providers to Consider Before Signing an Employment Agreement
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Contract Pitfall #1: Using an Incorrect Entity Name
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Clinical Laboratories & COVID-19: Guidance for Record Retention and Sharing
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3 Options Healthcare Professionals Have to Form Professional Entities in Georgia
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3 Facts About Pain Management Clinics in Georgia
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Tips For Interviewing With Your State Licensing Board
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Georgia Composite Medical Board Petition for Waiver or Variance
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Ringing in the New Year in Compliance with the Equal Pay Act
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It’s beginning to look a lot like . . . we need a Declaratory Judgment
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“The Theme I’ve Been Waiting for All My Life”: CMS’ Proposed Rule Promoting Electronic Access to Health Information
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12 Days of the Georgia Composite Medical Board
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Let’s Talk Turkey…Considering Federal Age Discrimination Laws Before Reducing Your Healthcare Work Force
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Breach of Contract Under South Carolina Law
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Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Part 2—Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
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Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Part 1—Overview of Reasonable Accommodation Laws
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What Are Your Options When a Negative Reference Costs You a Job?
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5 Tips for a Non-Physician Closing a Medical Practice in Georgia
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Georgia Schools and Businesses Post Warning Signs to Avoid Liability Under COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act
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Federal Relief for Healthcare Providers Impacted by COVID-19: The CARES Act- Attestation and Eligibility
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NAVIGATING THROUGH A CMS PAYMENT SUSPENSION- UPIC AUDITS
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Flattening the Curve Through Telemedicine
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THE METEORIC RISE IN IMPORTANCE OF TELEMEDICINE
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Lee Little Health Law Co-Presented with Brian Tuttle a Webinar to the American Osteopathic Association
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Business Interruption Claims in Commercial Business Policies
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Uncharted Territory: Coronavirus Legal Issues for Providers
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AseraCare Settlement with DOJ A Win for Hospice Providers Under Federal False Claims Act
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To Compete or Not to Compete?
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Employment Litigation Update
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Time For Change: Potential Modification To Federal Healthcare Laws May Allow For Better Care Coordination Between Providers
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Improving Patient Access to Healthcare in Rural Areas
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November 8, 2019, Lee Little speaks to rheumatology professionals at 2019 Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology regarding contract negotiation
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Could Retail Pharmacies Work Together to Help End the Opioid Crisis?
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September 18, 2019, Kevin Little speaks to physicians at the national American Osteopathic Association regarding setup of a concierge medical practice
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Electronic Health Record-Related Malpractice Claims Tripled in Ten Years
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When A Doctor Needs a Lawyer: Fraud Investigations – Avoid Becoming the Next Headline
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August 15, 2019, Kevin Little is included in the 26th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in the practice area of Healthcare Law, for 2019
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August 1, 2019, Kevin Little is accepted as a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel
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When a Doctor Needs a Lawyer: Non-Compete Agreements and Restrictive Covenants
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July 25, 2019, Lee Little speaks to the Medical Group Management Association of the CSRA
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Opioids: Physician Liability
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When a Doctor Needs a Lawyer – Patient Referrals for Imaging: Staying Compliant with the Law
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Four Pain Management Clinics Under Investigation for Fraud Closed Abruptly
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The Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements
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New “Tools” for Prescription Drug Enforcement
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Some Georgia Physicians Ignore the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Enrollment Requirements
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Fraud and Abuse Update: What if Eleventh Circuit Affirms AseraCare?
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Fraud and Abuse Update: Understanding “Fair Market Value” in Physician Compensation
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Fraud and Abuse Update: Billing Schemes and Medicare Fraud and the OIG’s National Health Care Fraud Takedown
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FDA and Homeland Security Partnership: Medical Devices
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
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CMS Announces Numerous Rule Changes
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JUSTICE ANNOUNCES OPERATION SYNTHETIC OPIOID SURGE
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Genetic Testing and Employee Protections
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June 7, 2018, Little Health Law obtains dismissal of lawsuit for commercial client
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Medical Marijuana and Disability Discrimination in Georgia
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April 28, 2018, Kevin Little speaks to audiologists and speech pathologists at the American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology’s Annual Business Conference in Atlanta, regarding building an ancillary healthcare practice with a vision to sell it
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Sexual Harassment in Georgia: Healthcare & the #MeToo Movement
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Fraud and Abuse Update: Prison As a Result of Kickback Scheme
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March 20, 2018, Following a multi-day trial on the merits in the District Court of Denver, Colorado, Kevin Little of our firm, and his co-counsel Shannon Bell, obtained permanent injunctive relief against the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) for our firm’s physician client
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Fraud and Abuse Update: DOJ Announces $1.7 Million Fraud and Abuse Settlement Reached with Detroit Physician
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DOXIMITY STUDY SHOWS UPTICK IN PHYSICIAN DEMAND AND COMP IN 2017
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The Exit: Terminating Physician Employment Agreements
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PHYSICIAN NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS
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Expansion of Bi-Partisan 39-State Attorney General Investigation of Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors
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Pharmaceutical companies will be required to provide additional opioid training for prescribers
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FDA Addresses Digital Health Advances
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Cybersecurity: Is your patient information susceptible to a cyberattack?
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July 26, 2017, Lee Little speaks to local artists at Arts Business Workshop sponsored by the Greater Augusta Arts Council regarding incorporating and setting up arts businesses
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Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: Will Georgia physicians soon be able to share their expertise with more patients?
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July 11, 2017, Lee Little is a speaker/panelist, American Health Lawyers Association Considerations for Academic Medical Centers in Developing Clinically Integrated Networks and ACO’s
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U.S. Opioid Crisis and the Effects on Pain Management Clinics
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AMA Announces Physician Ownership of Medical Practices Drops Below 50%
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June 5, 2017, Kevin Little speaks to American Osteopathic Association physicians on, Physician as W2 or 1099? Why Proper Legal Classification of a Physician as “Employee” or “Independent Contractor” is Essential
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FQHC Suffers Monetary Consequences for HIPAA Violations
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Convictions Will Stand for Mental Health Employees in $200 million Medicare Fraud Case
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NO TO OPIODS: GRANTING PATIENTS CONTROL OVER THE USE OF PAIN MEDS IN THEIR CARE
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Medical Practices Beware Risks that Attend Improper Classification of Contracted Physicians
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Fraud and Abuse Update: DOJ Announces $11.75 Settlement with Costco of Alleged Pharmacy Fraud
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Fraud and Abuse Update: HHS Issues Health Care Fraud and Abuse 2016 Report
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Updated:
HHS Complains of Court Order to Fix Medicare Appeals Backlog
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A Whistleblower Primer: The Georgia False Claims Acts
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Closing a Medical Practice, Part 2
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Closing a Medical Practice, Part 1
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Physician Credentialing
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Physician Licensure
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Fraud and Abuse Update: HHS Reports Significant Medicaid Fraud Recoveries for Fiscal Year 2015
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Virtual Health Care May Become All the Rage
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Fraud and Abuse Update: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Agrees to Pay $3.2 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Violated the New York False Claims Act
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Senate Finance Committee Proposes Changes to STARK Law
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General Accounting Office Issues Findings Regarding Medicare Appeals Backlog
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Fraud and Abuse Update: OIG Reports Big Recoveries from Providers
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Federal Appeals Court Affirms Medicare’s $8.9 Million Overpayment Determination based on Improper Multi-Dosing
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PAY IT BACK OR ELSE: CMS’ NEW OVERPAYMENT RULE FOR REPORTING AND RETURNING SELF-IDENTIFIED OVERPAYMENTS UNDER MEDICARE PARTS A AND B
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April 27, 2016 Kevin Little speaks to American Osteopathic Association physicians on Stark and other self-referral laws
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CMS Announces Medicare’s New Primary Care Reimbursement Initiative, “Comprehensive Primary Care Plus”
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CMS Expected To Provide New Guidance For Hospitals’ Uncompensated Care
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Healthcare Providers and Business Partners Get Ready: The Next Phase of HIPAA Audits is Here
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Physician Employment and Contracting
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Medicare Reimbursement and Legal Issues in End of Life Planning
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Winter Edition (2016), Epic Publishes Lee Little’s article, Shining a Light on Pharmaceutical Payments to Physicians and Teaching Hospitals: The Physicians Payment Sunshine Act.
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Physicians Continue in Trend of Medicare Opt Outs
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DOJ Concludes Medicare Billing Investigation and Issues Press Release: Medicare Billing Company Will Pay $500,000 to Settle False Claims Allegations
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Legal and Compliance Concerns in Telemedicine and Other Healthcare Technology in 2016
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CMS’ New Final Rule for Durable Medical Equipment Requires Prior Authorization
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Healthcare Fraud Report: Nine Years in Federal Prison for 24-year-old Pharmacist
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Fall Edition (2015), Epic publishes Lee Little’s article, Georgia Certificate of Need Law Facing Multiple Challenges.
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ACP Report Considers Patient Care Ramifications of Continued Growth of Concierge and Direct Pay Medical Practices
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ACA Open Enrollment Season: Answers to Consumer Frequently Asked Questions
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HHS Lauds Savings Opportunities Available to American Consumers with ACA November 1, 2015 Open Enrollment
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Prosecutors Investigate Pharmaceutical Drug Pricing Practices
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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals: A violation of AKS or Stark Law cannot be used to prove state law claims against a competitor for statutory unfair competition and common law
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Will Employee Flexible Spending Accounts Be Eliminated Under Looming ACA Tax?
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The Continuing Trend of Physician Employment
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Majority of Georgia Hospitals Face Medicare Penalties
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FRAUD DOESN’T PAY: HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS BEWARE CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES LAW
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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Should it Be Expanded to Include Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants?
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Supreme Court Decision Keeps Affordable Care Act Alive: Benefits to Georgians and Health Providers Across the U.S. Continue
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“Affordable” Care Act: the Irony of Rising Healthcare Costs for Families and Employers
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Neurosurgeon Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
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False Claims Act Compliance: 16 Hospitals to Pay $15.69 Million to Resolve Allegations of Medically Unnecessary Psychotherapy Services
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Medicare Fraud Indictment of Ophthalmologist
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FMLA Litigation: A Rising Tide Large Healthcare Employers Face
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April 21, 2015, The Ambulatory M&A Advisor publishes attorney Kevin Little’s article entitled “ The Right Approach to Obtain a Good Physician Employment Agreement .”
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Cell Phones and Medical Malpractice
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Georgia Medical Practices: Not Having a Compliance Program is AT YOUR FINANCIAL PERIL
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ICD-10 Implementation: What To Do Now
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Georgia Healthcare Providers Prepare: More HIPAA Audits in 2015
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FQHCs AND HOSPITALS: EXPECT MORE SECTION 340B AUDITS THIS YEAR
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FQHC Section 340B Audit Readiness: A Pound of Prevention
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Physician Practice: Are Physician Non-Compete Agreements Enforceable?
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January 14, 2015, Kevin Little speaks to American Osteopathic Association physician members on Physician Employment Agreements.
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New Medicare Rules Strengthen Regulatory Oversight of Medicare Providers and Increase CMS’ Ability to Remove Providers from Medicare
:
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HHS 2015 Quality Improvement Awards for FQHC recipients: HHS Awards $36.3 Million in Affordable Care Act Funding for FQHCs and Other Health Centers
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Physician Practice: The 2014 Physicians Compensation Survey
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Physician Practices: The Independent Physician Outlook Survey
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Health Care Fraud Report: DOJ Obtains $389M From DaVita Healthcare to Settle Medical Fraud Allegations
:
Updated:
Blowing the Whistle in Court
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Updated:
Michigan Bill Would Benefit Direct Primary Care Doctors
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Physician Practices: Recent Survey Reviews the Effects of Expanded Patient Access
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Updated:
September 18, 2014. Kevin Little speaks to physicians. Update on Physician Employment Agreements. InHealth Consulting & Educational Services National Tele-Class Series.
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Health Care Fraud Report: OIG Alert Regarding Laboratory Payments to Referring Physicians
:
Updated:
Affordable Care Act Expansion of Community Health Centers: Endeavoring to Ensure Insurance “Coverage” Equates to Health Care “Access”
:
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Health Care Fraud Report: Recent Federal Indictment of Cardiologist for Alleged Overbilling of Medicare
:
Updated:
Medicare Issues for Direct Pay and Concierge Practices
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Medicare Fraud: Federal Strike Force Brings Nationwide Charge Against 90 Individuals
:
Updated:
Healthcare Whistleblower Claims Based on Self-Referral Arrangements
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July 15, 2014, EfficiencyInPractice publishes article co-authored by Kevin S. Little and Jay D. Brownstein, The Affordable Care Act & Quit Tam Whistleblower Claims
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Negotiating Professional Liability Insurance Protection in Physician Employment Agreements
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HIPAA’s Teeth
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Physician Servicing and Consulting Agreements and Transparency
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Five Keys to Negotiate and Properly Memorialize Physician Employment Agreements
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Overcoming Compliance Hurdles for Direct Pay (a/k/a “Conceirge”) Medical Practices
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The Affordable Care Act & Qui TamWhistleblower Claims
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A New Prospective Payment System for Federally Qualified Health Centers
:
Updated:
Primer on Whistleblowing in Healthcare
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Price Transparency In Healthcare: What Am I Paying For?
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April 23, 2014, Article co-authored by Kevin Little and Jay Brownstein, Primer on WhistleBlowing in healthcare, Published by The Ambulatory M&A Advisor.
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STARK Whistleblowing Case Leads To Record $85 Million False Claims Act Settlement Between Florida Hospital System And The Government
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March 19, 2014. Our firm’s article Financial Ramifications for Physician Practices of ACA Deductibles: Getting Paid for “Affordable Care,” Published by The Ambulatory M&A Advisor
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Possible Delay of the Affordable Care Act’s Individual Mandate
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Navigating Troubled Waters: Five Tips for Physician Practice Breakups and Departures
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February 20, 2014. Kevin Little speaks to physicians. Financial Ramifications for Physician Practices of ACA Deductibles. In Health Consulting & Educational Services National Tele-Class Series.
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Medical Practice Compliance 101
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An Ounce of Prevention: Identify and Mitigate HIPAA Compliance Issues to Avoid Costly HIPAA Penalties
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The Affordable Care Act Will Enhance Direct Practice Medicine Opportunities
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Don’t Work for Free: Obtaining Timely Physician Reimbursement
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Dividing Medical Practice Assets
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Letters of Intent: Framing the Sale/Purchase of a Medical Practice
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Good Physician Recruitment Agreements
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THE INEVITABLE CHOICE for many primary care doctors: Direct Primary Care, a/k/a Concierge Medicine
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Health Services Company Owners Plead Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
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WILL THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT BE AFFORDABLE FOR EMPLOYERS?
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Updated:
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Uncovers $2.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme by DME Owner
:
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WILL THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT BE IMPLEMENTED?
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THE PHYSICIAN HIRE: EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR?
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RISING OPPOSITION TO ACA IMPLEMENTATION
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July 16, 2013. Efficiency in practice, an InHealth Company, features Kevin Little’s Guidelines for Physician Review of Health Plan Contracts.
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Real Health Care Reform: Reduce Our Need for Third-Party Payers
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July 1, 2013. Medical Association of Georgia presents for its 7,000 member physicians Guidelines for Physician Review of Health Plan Contracts, prepared by Kevin S. Little.
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The EHR Improvements Act: a Bill to Exempt Solo and Retirement-Age Physicians From Meaningful Use Medicare Penalty
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Medicare Trust Fund Is Still Running Out of Money — Just Not as Soon As Previously Thought
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A Viable Solution For Doctors and Patients to the Third-Party Payer Mess: Concierge Medicine
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Money-Making Tip for Physicians: Develop/Utilize Good Contracting Protocol With Health Plans
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Physicians Brace: the Changing Insurance Landscape Under Georgia’s ACA Insurance Exchange
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The Plea for Repeal of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate
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THE CLOCK IS TICKING: Less Than Six Months to Comply with New HIPAA Requirements for Business Associate Agreements
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THE TIME IS NOW: MANY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTH CARE BUSINESSES MUST PROMPTLY REVISE BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH HIPAA
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“SLOPPY PASTING” EHR: A Risky Shortcut
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Updated:
HHS announces first HIPAA breach settlement involving less than 500 patients
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BEWARE the HIPAA police: MORE AUDITS COMING. Get a risk assessment.
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Combatting a National Trend of Physicians Dispensing Unapproved Foreign Drugs
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Things to Consider When Moving Your Medical/Dental Practice
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Final HIPAA Rule Becomes Effective March 26, 2013
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The Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Mandate
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Seven Arrested, Charged with $22 Million Detroit-area Home Health Care Fraud Scheme
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