Strategies for Re-Opening Smart in the (Post) COVID World

You have been watching the news, waiting, or in some cases desperately waiting for the government to “re-open the economy.”  There are steps you can and should take to prepare your company to open safe legally. Human Resources:  The world of HR changed rapidly during the...
May 19, 2020

Preventative Legal Medicine

It is a story often heard by health care lawyers.  Clients come into the office regarding a dispute with their partners, their investors, a shareholder, or a party interested in a venture.  They tell the lawyer how they have an agreement (shareholder, operating or a partnership agreem...
January 18, 2019

There’s A Rule For That

Health care is “under innovation.” No matter how health care is reformed, new and old arrangements will remain highly regulated, with new technology and collaborations moving faster than the law can adapt. Outdated regulations, some not amended in over two decades, may seem no longer...
September 13, 2018

New “One Room” Law Eases Restrictions on Surgical Practices In NJ

On January 12, 2018, the New Jersey Legislature signed the “One Room” bill (A-4995/S-278) into law. The “One Room” law is set to bring much needed relief to surgical facilities in the State of New Jersey. Under the new law, surgical practices may apply for licensure as ambulatory care...
January 22, 2018

When it Comes to Diagnostic Testing, Be Careful of the Company You Keep

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey reorganized its health care practice in 2010 and created a stand-alone Health Care and Government Fraud Unit to handle both criminal and civil investigations and prosecutions of health care fraud offenses. Since then, that offi...
August 18, 2017

Telemedicine Essentially Missing from MACRA MIPS Final Rule

The final rule on MACRA’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), the new Medicare payment model, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2017, made a significant change to the 2015 proposed rule in that it largely eliminated quality scoring for telemedicine and remote monitoring...
October 19, 2016

The Importance of Having an Updated Business Associate Agreement

As part of its increased enforcement efforts, the Office of Civil Rights of the US Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) recently entered into a $400,000 settlement with a Rhode Island hospital for failure to update its business associate agreement as required under the Privac...
October 4, 2016