Could You Be Facing A Professional Licensure Investigation?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Apr, 2018
The American Nurses Association – Michigan Chapter’ in its Spring newsletter, began a four-part series discussing professional licensure investigations and a health care professional’s rights when advised that such an investigation has been initiated. So how does a licensure investigation begin? All investigations start with a complaint being filed with the Bureau of Professional Licensing. This can […]
Violating New Michigan Controlled Substance and Opioid Prescribing Laws Could Result in Licensure Actions
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Apr, 2018
In an effort to address current opioid abuse, Michigan has enacted a series of laws which impact the prescribing and dispensing of scheduled controlled substances. While these laws also impact veterinarians, comments are limited to those who prescribe and dispense to human patients. Failure to comply with these new laws may form the basis for […]
Category: Licensure, Michigan Legal Updates, Opioid Epidemic
Post Tagged with APRN, Donna Craig, Health Professionals, Opioid, Physician, Professional Licensure Actions, The Health Law Center Medicare Reimburses for Cognitive Care Planning Services
Posted by Donna Craig in Jul, 2017
Medicare Reimburses for Cognitive Care Planning Services More than 5 million individuals in the United States are currently affected by Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementias, with more than 510,000 of those patients living in Michigan.[i] Across this country the care and support for these 5 million individuals are borne by more than 15 […]
Category: Medicare
New Human Trafficking Educational Requirements For Michigan Health Care Professionals
Posted by Donna Craig in Mar, 2017
The prevalence of human trafficking has reached alarming levels in the United States. In an effort to address this widespread crisis, individuals licensed or registered by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (nurses, professional counselors, physicians, social workers, massage therapists, etc.) have a new continuing educational requirement which must be met when seeking […]
HIPAA Privacy Rule Modified To Identify Those Prohibited From Possessing Firearms
Posted by Donna Craig in Jan, 2016
On January 6, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a Final Rule that modifies the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule to allow a subset of covered entities to disclose to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) the names of individuals who are mentally unfit […]
Category: HIPAA
Post Tagged with Donna Craig, Health Professionals, HIPAA, Physician, Privacy Rule, The Health Law Center Is Your Patient Health Information Protected?
Posted by Donna Craig in Feb, 2015
Last week we woke up to the news that the second largest health insurance company in the country, Anthem Insurance Company, had its patient database hacked into by cyber attackers. While it is too early to know the full scope and impact of Anthem’s security breach, it does raise questions as to what security measures […]
Category: HIPAA
Post Tagged with Donna Craig, Donna J. Craig, HIPAA, Hospital, Physician, Privacy Rule, Security Rule, The Health Law Center Will You Be Ready For The ICD-10 Code Transition?
Posted by Donna Craig in Jan, 2015
On October 1, 2015 physicians and other health care providers will need to use the new ICD-10 Codes when billing for services rendered to their patients. In order to be ready, health care providers and IT vendors need to work together to ensure software systems are capable of making the transition to the new ICD-10 […]
Category: Electronic Health Records
Post Tagged with APRN, Donna Craig, EHR, EHR Vendor, Electronic Health Record, Health Professionals, ICD reimbursement, Medicare, Physician, The Health Law Center Are You Unknowingly Violating HIPAA In Your Office Practice?
Posted by Donna Craig in Jan, 2015
Using electronic media to communicate with others is a fact of life. But when health care providers send emails to patients, they may be in violation of HIPAA. To protect patients’ protected health information and avoid being the subject of HIPAA complaints consider the following: Does your Notice of Privacy Practices allow for protected health […]
Category: HIPAA
Post Tagged with Advance Practice Registered Nurse, Donna Craig, Donna J. Craig, Health Professionals, HIPAA, Hospital, Physician, The Health Law Center Is Your Current Physician-Clinical Laboratory Arrangement Against The Law?
Posted by Donna Craig in Jul, 2014
On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued a Special Fraud Alert citing the Office of Inspector General’s (“OIG”) concerns that certain laboratory practices with physicians may violate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. OIG is particularly suspicious of certain arrangements in which a clinical laboratory contracts with a physician to collect, […]
Category: News & Updates
Incident Reports: The Facts You Include May Not Be Considered Confidential
Posted by Donna Craig in Feb, 2014
Hospitals, clinics, and other health care providers, take note – the information you include in patient and physician incident reports may be discoverable in medical malpractice suits. On January 30, 2014 the Michigan Court of Appeals decided Harrison v Munson Healthcare, Inc., which addressed the medical peer review privilege. A patient filed a malpractice lawsuit […]
Category: HIPAA
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