What is the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and how can it help Tennessee physicians interested in telemedicine?

by Dan Smith | Apr 5, 2019 | Health Professionals' Business Blog

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2018 Was a Record Year for HIPAA Enforcement

by Dan Smith | Mar 25, 2019 | Health Professionals' Business Blog

March 25, 2019 The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), is the federal agency tasked with enforcing HIPAA. Recently, OCR issued a press release noting that 2018 was a record year for HIPAA enforcement. OCR settled 10 cases and...

False Claims Act Whistleblower Lawsuit Results in $35 Million Settlement for Alleged Kickbacks to Cardiology Group

by Dan Smith | Mar 25, 2019 | Health Professionals' Business Blog

March 25, 2019On March 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, published a press release indicating that MedStar Health Inc. (MedStar) in Columbia, Maryland., MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, both...

Are texting and social media OK under HIPAA?

by Dan Smith | Mar 7, 2019 | Health Professionals' Business Blog

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Can a Healthcare Professional Communicate with Patients through Social Media and Texting under HIPAA?

by Dan Smith | Mar 7, 2019 | Health Professionals' Business Blog

Dentists, You Need to Check Your Practice’s HIPAA Compliance

by Dan Smith | Jun 15, 2018 | Health Professionals' Business Blog

Earlier today, I posted about the need for physicians to make sure that their medical practices were in compliance with HIPAA’s requirement to have a written business associate agreement with any vendor with whom the practice shares a patient’s protected...