The Health Law Firm
MARCH 31, 2014
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law When faced with an issue or question about the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), most health care practitioners rely on the Data Bank Guidebook. Since September 2001, this Guidebook has been a reliable source to turn to for answers regarding reporting to and querying the NPDB.
The Health Law Firm
MARCH 26, 2014
Michael L. Smith, R.R.T., J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Effective January 2015, Massachusetts physicians who wish to renew their licenses must demonstrate that they utilize electronic health records (EHRs) that meet the requirements of the federal government's meaningful use program. The purpose of the law was to improve the quality of healthcare provided to patients by Massachusetts doctors while reducing costs.
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The Health Law Firm
MARCH 24, 2014
The foregoing case summary was prepared by and appeared in DOAH case notes of the Administrative Law Section newsletter FACTS: The Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) resolves disputes over the costs of medical care provided to workers’ compensation claimants. On April 8, 2013, Florists Mutual Ins. Co. (“Florists”) receive notice of DFS’s determination that Florists owed $100,894.54 to the Kendall Regional Medical Center.
The Health Law Firm
MARCH 21, 2014
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Around 168,500 patients of Los Angeles County medical facilities are receiving letters that their personal data was stolen. According to the Los Angeles Times, on February 5, 2014, an office of Sutherland Healthcare Solutions, which handles billing and collections for the county's Department of Health Services and Department of Public Health, was burglarized and computer equipment stolen.
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The Health Law Firm
MARCH 19, 2014
T h e Department of Health (“DOH”) filed an administrative complaint against Gonzalez, a licensed chiropractor, for alleged statutory and rule violations. The alleged violations involved recordkeeping practices and failure to provide records to a patient upon request. Gonzalez elected to have an informal hearing and did not dispute the findings of fact in the administrative complaint.
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The Health Law Firm
MARCH 12, 2014
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law If you are a physician, medical student, or medical resident accused of "irregular behavior" by the United States Medical Licensee Examination (USMLE) Secretariat/National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), you must challenge this accusation and defend yourself.
The Health Law Firm
MARCH 10, 2014
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law At the eleventh hour Halifax Health Medical Center, a Daytona Beach hospital, agreed to pay a record-setting $85 million settlement in a whistleblower/qui tam lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged more than a decade of illegal compensation to doctors, violating the federal Stark Law, and Medicare fraud.
The Health Law Firm
MARCH 6, 2014
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to stop fraudulent repayment claims before they happen. In an effort to do so, the agency is temporarily blocking several home health agencies (HHAs) and ground ambulance suppliers in fraud hot spots around the country from enrolling in and receiving reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (C
The Health Law Firm
MARCH 5, 2014
By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm In 2009 the Florida Legislature passed a bill imposing severe restrictions on the professional boards regulating health care practitioners in Florida. These include the Board of Medicine, Board of Nursing, Board of Dentistry, Board of Massage Therapy, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, Board of Psychology and Board of Marriage and Family Therapy, among all others.
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The Health Law Firm
MARCH 4, 2014
By Joanne Kenna, R.N., J.D., The Health Law Firm Although there has been renewed interest and activity during the current legislative session to expand the roles of Florida advanced nursing practitioners, it seems unlikely that these efforts will result in any changes in the ways these nurses practice in the near future. A bill (PCB SCHCWI 14-01) was recently passed by the House Select Committee on Health Care Workforce Innovation.
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