Avoiding Lawsuits From The Bedside, And What To Do? Objective: Learn best practices and what to do if a lawsuit is filed. Description: Learn the do's and don'ts of bedside manners from a lawyers perspective. Learn how to handle lawsuits when you get served with one, and the strategies to minimi...
With the onset of a pandemic, acceleration of telehealth is underway, including new legislation and this is what you need to know about what is telemedicine, how to setup telehealth or telemedicine program, and the major telehealth companies: · Basic Terminology: a. Originating Site – the locati...
A Real Alternative to Laying Off Employees, Try Independent Contracting? First Understand the IRS's 20 Factor Test The pendulum from employee to independent contractor has started to swing. As Covid-19 plays out in the economy, department heads of healthcare organizations are being asked to cut...
Healthcare Workers and Businesses in Need of Free Legal Advice During the Pandemic Many healthcare workers and struggling businesses have legal questions, but they stay quiet just because they don't know what to do next. Legal Advocacy for Medical Providers Foundation (LAMP) – Established in t...
As a chief resident of a primary care residency at a major county hospital in south Florida, I had often heard my attending physicians and mentors talk about legal issues related to medicine. Though well intentioned, they seemed to speak in generalities, never really providing me with real world...
What will Telehealth be like after Covid-19? The Future of Telemedicine As a primary care physician caring for adults with developmental disabilities such as autism was my passion for years. Most of my patients were nonverbal adults who often felt overwhelmed by typical clinical or hospital set...
Dealing with employer/employee work issues can be difficult, but not dealing with them can be worse. So, can a physician terminate and employment contract, the short answer is, generally Yes if the termination is “for cause”, often the termination can be triggered and it may even be immediate. I...
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and The Bostock Decision By: Komal S. Mirza, Esq. June 19, 2020 On June 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its roll-back on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As it stood, the law prohibited discriminatio...
Can Healthcare Workers Refuse to Work, during the Pandemic? Many healthcare workers have little kids or elders they are responsible for, many have their own health compromised, but they feel compelled to go to work because they are healers. Healthcare workers are today's soldiers against they pa...
U.S. Justice Department Warns of Contact Tracing Scams By Edward A. Meyer* As part of their Covid-19 reopening plans, city and state health agencies are now using what is known as “contact tracing” as a key tool to slow the spread of Covid-19. Contact tracing involves the identification of peopl...
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