Category: Practice Management
Is My Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable?
A non-compete agreement is a standard provision in healthcare contracts. Non-competes are in nearly every employment agreement and practice sale agreement. These agreements also often include other restrictive covenants, such as non-solicitation agreements. The non-solicitation provisions often prevent a doctor from poaching patients and staff. However, the non-compete agreement prevents…
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.
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…