Watch What You Post On Social Media If You Work In A Health Care Facility!
Posted by Donna Craig in Aug, 2014
Spectrum Health System, in Grand Rapids, and an emergency department physician who was terminated by Spectrum are headed to mediation to resolve their differences. The Hospital believes the emergency department physician violated HIPAA. The dispute began when an emergency department nurse posted a photo of a woman’s backside. Believing the woman in the photo was […]
Category: HIPAA
Post Tagged with ADR, Dispute Resolution, Donna Craig, HIPAA, Hospital, Mediation, The Health Law Center Large Employers and the Affordable Care Act — Pay or Play?
Posted by Donna Craig in Jul, 2014
The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) requires large employers to offer their full-time employees and their dependents up to age 26 affordable health insurance that meets minimum value requirements. Failure to comply with these provisions of PPACA exposes employers to financial penalties. In February 2014, the Internal Revenue Service issued regulations implementing the […]
Category: News & Updates
Post Tagged with Affordable Care Act, Donna Craig, Employers, Health Care Reform, The Health Law Center The Affordable Care Act – On the Way Back to the Supreme Court?
Posted by Donna Craig in Jul, 2014
On July 22, 2014, two U.S. Court of Appeals reached opposite conclusions involving federal tax credits available to the individuals under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). The ACA allows for federal tax credits to low and middle-income Americans to offset their costs of purchasing insurance policies through Insurance Exchanges. In the Halbig v Burwell case […]
Category: News & Updates
Post Tagged with Affordable Care Act, Donna Craig, Health Care Reform, Insurance Exchange, 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
The Supreme Court Rules – Christian Owners Of Closely-Held Corporations Are Exempt From Providing Contraceptive Coverage To Employees
Posted by Donna Craig in Jun, 2014
On June 30, 2014 the United States Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby case, holding that a closely-held corporation cannot be required to provide contraceptive coverage to its employees. The issue in the case was whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows a for-profit corporation to deny its […]
Category: News & Updates
Beware — On July 1st, Your Professional License Will Be At Greater Risk!
Posted by Donna Craig in May, 2014
On July 1, 2014 four new laws will go into effect in Michigan that will significantly impact how more than 30 categories of licensed and registered professionals (physicians, acupuncturists, massage therapists, dentists, nurses, social workers, etc.) will be investigated and disciplined under the public health code. Most concerning is that these new provisions may not […]
Breaking News: President Obama Extends Mandate for Employers With 50-99 Full Time Equivalent Employees
Posted by Donna Craig in Feb, 2014
On February 10, 2014 the Obama administration announced the delay of the employer mandate for business with 50-99 full time equivalent employees until January 2016 (affects 50% of employers). Employers with 100 or more full time equivalent employees are still required to offer affordable health insurance to workers by January 1, 2015 or pay a […]
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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
Post Tagged with Donna Craig, Health Professionals, Hospital, Incident Report, Peer Review, Physician, The Health Law Center Saved By The New Year’s Bell — EHR Donation Stark Exceptions And Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors Are Modified Under The Final Rule
Posted by Donna Craig in Jan, 2014
Stark and Anti-Kickback electronic health record (“EHR”) donation rules that were scheduled to expire on December 31, 2013 where modified in a final rule on December 27, 2013 to extend certain arrangements for the donation of EHR software or information technology and training services. The Department of Health & Human Services and the Centers for […]
Category: Electronic Health Records
Michigan Senate Passes Bill That Impacts How Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Practice
Posted by Donna Craig in Nov, 2013
On November 13, 2013 the Michigan Senate narrowly passed Senate Bill 2 which would give advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) more autonomy, and allow them to practice without the oversight by physicians. The Senate bill would require APRNs to be under the supervision of a physician for four years after enactment of the legislation, or […]
