The Digital Health Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare. The fastest path to widespread adoption of these technologies is the application to the most pressing public health needs.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are often asked by doctors and lawyers alike what types of cases our firm takes. They often mistake the practice of health law as medical malpractice defense. However, this is an incorrect assumption. Asa general health law practice, we concentrate on legal issues and clients involved in the health care industry.

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VW Health Care Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized a rule in March 2014 that required healthcare providers prescribing medication, where the prescription is paid for by a Medicare Part D plan, to enroll in Medicare as a prescriber. The enforcement date has been delayed several times and was slated to take effect on February 1, … Continue reading Another Delay in Implementation of the Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment Rule.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law This is Part 3 of a 3 part series on this issue. To see my past blogs on this topic click here for Part 1 and click here for Part 2. I continue with my tips for preparing good, professional correspondence. 19. In longer correspondence, use section headings (in bold or underlined) or headings for each issue, to better organize it.

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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Do you know what a "compromised physician" or "compromised health provider" is? It may not be what you think it is. This is a rarely seen term used to refer to physicians, health professionals and health facilities whose identities and billing numbers have been stolen and have been or are being used by crooks to falsely bill Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare and health insurance programs for services never r

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law This is Part 2 of a 3 part series on this issue. You can read Part 1 and Part 3 here. I continue with my tips for preparing good, professional correspondence: 5. Use titles or honorifics. In the "business address" of your correspondence, always use the complete name of the person to whom you are writing (if known) together with that person's honorific or professional title (e.g., Mr., Ms., Dr., Nurse,

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A lung cancer vaccine that was developed in Havana, Cuba, will be the first such clinical trial to be approved by The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for testing in the United States. The approval was announced October 26, 2016, by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo with other officials at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law I review many letters, e-mails, memoranda, and other types of correspondence prepared by my physician and nurse clients during the course of my legal representation of them. Often this is the result of a dispute with a hospital, a dispute with their peers or the medical staff, a dispute with an insurance company, a law suit filed by a patient, a complaint being investigated by the licensing agency, or

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 10, 2016, California-based hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services Inc. (Prime) was slapped with a discrimination lawsuit in New Jersey state court. Three nurses formerlt employed by the company are alleging that they were discriminated against and fired at a New Jersey hospital earlier this year because of their ages.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Do you know what a "compromised physician" or "compromised health provider" is? It may not be what you think it is. This is a rarely seen term used to refer to physicians, health professionals and health facilities whose identities and billing numbers have been stolen and have been or are being used by crooks to falsely bill Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare and health insurance programs for services never r

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 4, 2016, a federal judge sentenced Landon Eckles, a former manager at Warner Chilcott, to one year of probation and a $10,000 fine after he pled guilty to wrongful disclosure of protected health information (PHI). According to US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Carmen M.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 14, 2016, the Obama administration announced its decision to lift a long-standing ban on importing Cuban pharmaceuticals into the US If the policy change is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), this could bring Cuba's cheaper, creditable medicines to the United States.

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