Insights
Health Care
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May 16, 2019
Are You Ready If the Government Knocks on Your Door?
It’s no secret that the health care industry is heavily regulated and that compliance with applicable law is imperative. This is especially true in today’s curr…
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March 11, 2019
Overview of the New Board Rules for Chronic Pain Opioid Prescriptions
By Kate Hickner This article was originally published in the March/April 2019 issue of Northern Ohio Physician. On December 23, 2018, Ohio physicians became sub…
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February 7, 2019
Stark 101 for Physicians
Sometimes those of us in the healthcare industry become so immersed in the multitude of applicable regulations, and their evolution and ambiguities, that we nee…
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January 16, 2019
HIPAA Business Associate Agreements: Why These Contracts Matter
No one loves drafting, reading or negotiating HIPAA Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). Yet many of us need to do so, and some of us do so daily.
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January 10, 2019
New Resource for Ohio Health Care Providers
The Ohio Department of Medicaid (“ODM”) has adopted two standard authorization forms for the use and disclosure of health information, in an effort to improve c…
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January 8, 2019
Could You Be a HIPAA Business Associate and Not Know It?
We have all heard about HIPAA. It’s a federal law designed to set a minimum floor for the privacy and security of protected health information. Over the years, …
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December 21, 2018
Fighting the Opioid Crisis: Ohio’s New Rules for Prescribing Pain Medication
Ohio is often considered the center of the U.S. opioid crisis. In response, the state of Ohio has taken (and continues to take) significant steps in its fight a…
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December 20, 2018
“I’m out of Here!” Now What?
By Kate Hickner We all know that the healthcare industry is experiencing a wave of integration. This trend has been evident for many years. Fewer physicians ar…
