Law & Malpractice

Having a tough time deciphering what the Stage 2 requirements seek to meet meaningful use? Here's a plain talk description of each rule and useful advice.

Here are two views on Stark Law - one from a lawyer representing practices and one from the OIG. Is it possible they are talking about the same thing?

Though Stage 2 doesn’t begin until 2014, physicians - even those who have not yet attested to Stage 1 - can start preparing now.

Proper drafting of physician compensation formulas is important for a physician practice, especially when a physician’s termination is imminent.

Watch our on-demand webinar on patient dismissal - when to do it and how to do it correctly.

Physicians and staff may have to spend extra time to reduce the potential of fraud and abuse from durable medical equipment prescriptions.

Referrals to home health agencies are on the rise, as are allegations of kickbacks for said referrals. Here's how to work with HHAs within legal boundaries.

I understand what the government is trying to achieve, but I have to question the "meaningful" part of their EHR Incentive Programs to collect healthcare data.

Many of the Stage 2 requirements of the EHR Incentive Programs build off Stage 1. But past experience doesn’t necessarily mean physicians will have an easier time.

Want a complete overview of Stage 2 of CMS' EHR Incentive Programs? Learn everything you need to know here.

The government doesn't mind evaluating you through its EHR incentive plan. But as it moves past the two-year mark, it's time for us to evaluate the program's progress in getting physicians like you to adopt and use (meaningfully, of course) technology.

As patient portal implementation picks up at practices, physicians must get on board, say health IT experts

Here's how Stage 2 of CMS' EHR Incentive Programs differ from the rules for Stage 1 to achieve meaningful use.

CMS on Thursday announced the final rule for Stage 2 of the Medicare/Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Here's what physicians had to say.

Here are some charts to help you plot out the stages of meaningful use at your practice and payments for both the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.

Physicians should establish their own Bill of Rights, providing patients with a clear idea of what conduct will not be tolerated and may lead to termination.

An event that causes reputational damage, receiving media and public attention can hurt your practice. Here's what to do if you face such a situation.

Before ACOs are in full swing, HHS may need to make some tweaks to its current rules on physicians, relationships, and payments.

Does your practice act upon patient data gathered at intake and record it in such a way that it can be tied to clinical quality indicators? If not, you may be missing out on additional revenue.

Are you and your office staff up to date with the HIPAA privacy laws? After what I recently saw, you might want to have a refresher.

While a big proponent of the EHR, I am not an advocate of meaningless rules and criteria … to be 'incentivized' by Medicare.

CMS is stepping up efforts to ferret out fraud through its new Center for Program Integrity. Here's what your practice can do to stay below its radar.

Which tech tools are must-haves? And how much are practices paying for all those tech goodies? Our annual survey of more than 1,300 practices has the answers.

From preparing for ICD-10 to participating in the EHR meaningful use incentive program, what’s the most difficult aspect of your daily work?

Are you waiting for EHR vendors to develop smartphone and iPad-friendly applications, so you can work from home, the hospital, or a coffee shop? Your wait may finally be ending, but there's much to know before taking your mobile EHR for a spin.

The Supreme Court Thursday morning upheld the 2010 healthcare law in a 5 to 4 decision. Here's how physicians are reacting.

Current EHRs resemble early automobiles - and they will also continue to become more reliable and useful as they mature.

Cost, lack of education, lack of certified EHRs cited as factors for halfhearted embrace of state, federal programs.

While the financial benefits of point-of-care dispensing may be appealing, the penalties of non-compliance must be avoided at all costs.