Health Published Articles
Progress in Reforming the Health Care Professionals' Disciplinary Process
March 2013 The Maryland Bar Journal
By: Marc K. Cohen The Judge Doth Reject: How to Prepare for Increased Judicial Scrutiny of Corporate Settlement Agreements in Health Care Cases
Winter, 2013 By: Gina L. Simms and John S. Linehan Implementing a Mandatory Flu Shot Policy: What Every Employer Should Know
January 16, 2013 Smart HR Manager
By: Sarah E. Swank and Kristina J. Longo Clarifying the Confusing World of Indemnification, Hold Harmless, and Defense Clauses
January 2013 American Health Lawyers Association
By: Sarah E. Swank Quality-Based Healthcare Models: Getting More Bang for Your Healthcare Buck
January 2013 By: Sarah E. Swank A Physician's Guide to Forming and Operating an Accountable Care Organization
December 2012 Maryland Medicine
By: Sarah E. Swank $1.5 Million OCR HIPAA Settlement Provides Notice of Increased Enforcement Focus on Mobile Device Security and Encryption
September 24, 2012 Bloomberg BNA Health IT Law & Industry Report
By: Joshua J. Freemire and James B. Wieland Research Records and EHRs: Five Practical Tips in a New Compliance Era
July 2012 Compliance Today
By: Sarah E. Swank Advanced Stark in Action: Analyzing Hypotheticals to Identify and Address Risks
June 2012 Journal of Health & Life Sciences Law
Is Your Research Data Safe? HHS Seeks to Strengthen Protections Under the Common Rule
May 2012 HIT News (American Health Lawyers Association)
By: Sarah E. Swank and Aaron Rabinowitz* Religion and Health Insurance Exchanges
May 21, 2012 Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group Newsletter
By: Sarah E. Swank OIG Report Acknowledges That CMS Consistently Overstates the Medicare Error Rate
March 21, 2012 AHLA Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group Email Alert (American Health Lawyers Association)
By: Mark A. Stanley Questionable Billing for Medicare Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility Services
March 21, 2012 AHLA Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group Email Alert (American Health Lawyers Association)
By: Aaron Rabinowitz* Medical Necessity for Nonemergency, Scheduled, Repetitive Ambulance Services Can be Established by a Physician's Certificate Alone
March 21, 2012 AHLA Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group Email Alert (American Health Lawyers Association)
By: Aaron Rabinowitz* CMS Announces Medicaid Demonstration to Expand Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care
March 15, 2012 AHLA Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group Email Alert (American Health Lawyers Association)
By: Mark A. Stanley Medicare Redesigns Claims and Benefits Statement to Empower Seniors With More Information
March 9, 2012 AHLA Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group Email Alert (American Health Lawyers Association)
By: Aaron Rabinowitz* Fostering Healthcare Reform Through a Bifurcated Model of Fraud and Abuse Regulation
February 2012 Journal of Health & Life Sciences Law
By: Julie E. Kass and John S. Linehan Five Trends in Health Care for Election Year 2012
December 28, 2011 By: Sarah E. Swank E-Prescribing and EHR – The Stick is Coming
September 2011 Maryland Physician Magazine
By: Sarah E. Swank Considerations in Contracting to Purchase or License an Electronic Health Records System
July 1, 2011 Health Law Resource Center
By: James B. Wieland and Joshua J. Freemire Take Steps to Prevent Spoliation When Using Electronic Records
June 2011 Medical Laboratory Observer
By: Virginia B. Evans* CMS Ranks Labs as "Moderate" Risk
May 2011 By: Donna J. Senft OIG Targets Meaningful Use
April 2011 By: James B. Wieland Important Considerations in Negotiating a Managed Care Contract: The Provider Perspective
March 28, 2011 By: Alan J. Arville Preparing for a RAC Audit and Appeal
March 28, 2011 By: Paul W. Kim Q&A: Regarding EHR Rules
March 2011 By: Robert E. Mazer Who Is Signing Your Medicare Enrollment Forms?
Winter 2011 By: Donna J. Senft Be Aware of the TRICARE Trap
February 1, 2011 By: Sharon A. Snyder and Kathleen A. McGinley Form An Effective Compliance Program
January 2011 Medical Laboratory Observer
By: Virginia B. Evans* Considering Out-of-State Lab Services
December 2010 By: Robert E. Mazer Clinical Integration: The Balancing of Competition and Health Care Policies
October 2010 CPI Antitrust Journal
By: Christi J. Braun* The Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol for Stark Violations Similar To, But Notably Different From The OIG Protocol
September 27, 2010 American Health Lawyers Practice Group Email Alert
By: Julie E. Kass and Joshua J. Freemire Can Out-of-Network Labs Waive Coinsurance?
September 2010 Medical Laboratory Observer
By: Robert E. Mazer Calls for Reform in the Discipline of Health Care Professionals
November 2009 Maryland Bar Journal
By: Marc K. Cohen Calls for Reform in the Discipline of Health Care Professionals
November/December 2009 Maryland Bar Journal
By: Marc K. Cohen CMS Announces New 5-Star Rating System for Nursing Facilities
October 1, 2008 Geriatric Nursing
By: Howard L. Sollins, Donna J. Senft, and Susan A. Turner Stark Provisions in 2009 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule Will Lead to Major Changes for Physician Joint Ventures
August 19, 2008 By: Julie E. Kass and Sanford V. Teplitzky Strategies to Defend Against Quality of Care Allegations
July/August 2008 Geriatric Nursing
By: Donna J. Senft Quality Assurance, Corporate Compliance, and Risk Management: Overlapping But Not Identical Tools
May/June 2008 Geriatric Nursing
By: Howard L. Sollins OIG Provides Further Guidance Related to Nursing Facility Compliance Programs
Spring 2008 VHCA Quarterly (Virginia Health Care Association)
By: Donna J. Senft Providers May Charge for Missed Appointments, But...
March 2008 MCA Journal
By: Marc K. Cohen and Joshua J. Freemire OIG Reviews Relationship Between Critical Access Hospital and Hospital-based Radiologists
February 6, 2008 By: Robert E. Mazer |