The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued an alert on November 28, 2016, regarding an email purporting to be from OCR. This
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Medical Practices
Food for Thought: Is a Free Meal the Way to a Physician’s Heart (and Prescription Pad)?
Long gone are the days when drug reps enticed physicians with extravagant meals at five-star restaurants and box seats to the Phillies’ playoffs (and sadly, gone are the days when…
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Upcoming Deadline to Apply for ‘Hardship Exception’ to 2015 Meaningful Use Requirements — July 1, 2016
The deadline for providers to file a hardship exception application to the electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use requirements for the 2015 reporting period is July 1, 2016.
Physicians and Practice Staff Are Not Required to Obtain Child Abuse Clearances in Pennsylvania
Previously on the Fox Rothschild Physician Law Blog, we reported on the July 2015 amendments to the PA Child Protective Services Law. See our August 31, 2015 post here: What …
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New Study Suggests Defensive Medicine May Be Effective in Reducing Malpractice Liability
A new study in the BMJ suggests that the more services a physician provides to his or her patients, the less likely the physician is to be sued for malpractice. …
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Avoiding Insider Trading Liability
A new article in the online journal, JAMA Internal Medicine, highlights the importance for physicians of keeping valuable non-public information confidential. Under insider trading laws, it is illegal for anyone…
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Physicians May Be Sued in Pennsylvania for Failing to Report Suspected Child Abuse
As a follow up to our most recent post on What You Need to Know About PA’s Child Protective Services Law, you should know that the Pennsylvania Superior Court (PA’s…
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Expanded Authority for CMS to Deny Enrollment and Revoke Medicare Billing Privileges
You may have heard that CMS recently expanded its authority to deny enrollment and revoke the Medicare billing privileges of providers and suppliers. The new changes could affect any physician,…
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Malpractice Study Confirms that Threat of Lawsuits is Real but Payouts Aren’t So Common
The results of a comprehensive study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) confirms that physicians’ fears of being sued for malpractice are not irrational. According…
Some Good News for Pennsylvania Physicians – Malpractice Claims Way Down
According to a statement by Governor Edward G. Rendell as reported by the PR Newsire, malpractice reform in Pennsylvania has been a dramatic success. Governor Rendell noted that malpractice filings…
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