The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), better known as federal Health Care Reform, contains a myriad of new programs and rules that affect employers, employees, health insuranc
HITECH, which is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, establishes a program of incentive payments to eligible professionals and eligible hospitals that (1) participate in the
A federal district court in Maryland has recently indicated that Maryland would follow a growing number of jurisdictions in recognizing that a hospital may be sued for negligently credentialing a d
The federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulates employer sponsored benefit plans, including health plans, and generally preempts, or overrules, state laws that relate to such
Building green is now mandatory in Baltimore City, with requirements that are some of the most sweeping of any American city. Failure to comply is punishable by significant civil penalties.