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Plumbers can be partners in business with pool builders. Flooring people can be partners with painters. However, physicians, in most states, may not be partners with non-physicians in a medical practice. The theory is, is that the government does not want non-physicians profiting off of someone else’s medical degree; it might [...]
continue readingRecord Requests
I am often astounded when physicians and other healthcare providers tell me that they routinely ignore record requests. No need for any attorneys they say. They start digging the hole that as their attorney, I must help dig them out of. Record requests should NOT be ignored! Of course, the source [...]
continue readingDates and Times of Medical Materials
Wake up! It is now 2020. Run, do not walk, to your office, facility, clinic or hospital, and check the dates on ALL of your samples, medications, syringes, sterile gauze, oxygen tanks, fire extinguishers. Make a concerted effort to find the expiration date. We all know that they are not real [...]
continue readingYour Practice Model and Anti-Kickback Laws
Is your present practice model legal? If the other medical professionals that work for you are legitimate employees, they may be compensated on a percentage basis. A written employment contract with them is preferred. If they are independent contractors and working on a percentage collected basis, that is probably a violation [...]
continue readingLegal Brief – Restrictive Covenants
When leaving your current job, you should have your employment contract reviewed by a healthcare attorney to know that you can and cannot do. Often, there is a restrictive covenant that restricts where you can practice for a length of time. If you have been let go without cause, many states [...]
continue readingLegal Brief – End of the Year Checklist
Here is an end of year checklist for you: Make sure your license registration is up to date. Check to see if any required continuing education hours are completed. Do not ignore specific requirements such as diversity hours, opioid seminars and child abuse recognition education. Each state differs. Make sure your [...]
continue readingDefense Verdict in a Case of Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke After Transspehnoidal Surgery
Our Claims and Legal team secured a defense verdict in Suffolk County Supreme Court on behalf of a neurologist, otolaryngologist, infectious disease specialist, and a professional corporation in a case with high exposure. The case concerned an allegation of cavernous sinus thrombosis, left internal carotid artery thrombosis and left middle cerebral [...]
continue readingIME’s and Legal Risk
Many physicians perform IMEs. In some cases, physicians make a good percentage of their income from them. Make no mistake, although the examinees are not your patients, they can make plenty of trouble. Recently, there have been cases reported to the medical board, which we are defending, of dissatisfied examinees complaining [...]
continue readingThe HHS and Opioid Tapering
The HHS has just released an article on Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics. This “advice” is meant for all practitioners involved with the care and treatment for patients on opioids for non-acute situations. They do NOT recommend rapid tapering short of a life-threatening risk. They DO recommend [...]
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