Category: Arizona Healthcare Law
The Key Federal Statutes Regulating Doctors
Healthcare regulations seem to grow more complex with every passing year. Doctors are expected to know, and comply with, an alphabet soup of federal statutes and associated regulations governing everything from employment to patient privacy to personal finances, and everything in between. In order to simplify matters, we have prepared…
Health Care Rounds: De-Mystifying The Business of Healthcare Delivery Systems
The business of healthcare has become increasingly complex over the last ten years, with developments such as the emergence of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), the passage of the Affordable Care Act and present uncertainty over its future, and the accelerated implementation of telemedicine.
Making Sure Everyone Is On The Same Page: Letters Of Intent
When you are buying or selling a healthcare practice, even simple, straightforward transactions can become needlessly complex. Miscommunications and misunderstandings over key terms of the transaction can emerge, requiring the parties to spend unnecessary time, energy, and money on attorneys’ fees to resolve disputes. One of the best ways to…
Concierge Medicine: The Return of the House Call
Many physicians, frustrated by the bureaucracy of modern medical practice, the financial pressure to shorten appointments and limit face time with patients, and the delays and hassle of dealing with health insurers for reimbursement, are increasingly turning to concierge medical practices as an alternative. Under this business model, patients pay…
PCI DSS Compliance: The Other Privacy Rules
In previous posts, we covered the ins and outs of HIPAA and its four general rules: Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement. In this post, we discuss the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI DSS”), an often overlooked privacy standard that, while overlapping somewhat with HIPAA, is a completely…