DPS Legal Counsel
Helping health professionals and entrepreneurs navigate the business of healthcare and the business of business
DPS Legal Counsel protects the business, regulatory, contract, transactional, intellectual property, compliance, and tax interests of health practices and small businesses from initial formation through founder retirement and practice/business succession
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Independent Group Medical Practices, Stark and an End to Split Pooling – What Group Practices Need to Know about the new Stark Law Changes Now
How to Start the Process of Succession Planning for Physicians in Solo Practice
Why every medical practice needs a strong employee policy manual . . . YESTERDAY!
Tennessee Physicians and Non-Competes: Just What is a Protectable Business Interest?
Selling a Dental Practice and What to Think About in Allocating the Purchase Price to Different Assets for Tax Savings
Health and Human Services Will Not Impose Penalties for Non-Compliance with HIPAA for Good Faith Use of Web-Based Scheduling Apps for Scheduling COVID-19 Vaccinations
On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Notification that it is exercising its discretion in how it applies the privacy, security and breach notification rules under HIPAA, such that as a matter of enforcement discretion, the HHS...
Why an LLC that Elects S Corporation Status Might Be a Good Choice of Entity for Your Healthcare Practice
Memphis – Williamson v. Regional One Health – Healthcare Liability Action
On January 15, 2021, in a healthcare liability action brought by a hospital patient against a governmental hospital, the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed the Circuit Court for Shelby County, Tennessee's grant of a summary judgment in favor of Regional One Health...
Physicians in Group Practices Need to Check their Operating Agreements to Make Sure They Comply with the New Stark Law Final Rule
How to Choose a Great Brand Name for your Business (and Avoid Trademark Headaches down the Road!)
One of the very first things that an entrepreneur who is planning on starting a new business does is pick a name for his or her business. It might be catchy, it might be clever, it might be really awesome, but it may be a trademark headache down the road. Before you...