Trigger Rates for January 2007

A mortgage loan is covered by special Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the yield o

Maryland Legal Alert - January 2007

MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS WORK ON JANUARY 10

GFR Lawyers Chosen for Super Lawyers 2007

Gordon Feinblatt, LLC is pleased to announce that 14 of its lawyers have been selected for the 2007 edition of Super Lawyers, published in the January Issue of Baltimore Magazine.

Whistleblower Protection Under Sarbanes-Oxley

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New and Improved Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor

On October 10, 2006, two new Stark law exceptions and two new Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) safe harbors went into effect.

Maryland Regulatory News Winter 2006

1. In September, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) released the Maryland Hospital Community Benefit Report for FY 2005.

Mandatory Fraud Education

Did you know that by January 1, 2007, hospitals and other entities that receive at least $5 million in Medicaid payments, called Medical Assistance payments in Maryland, must educate their employee

HIPAA Trumps Medical Malpractice Reforms

The Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA) has recently been used twice to stop the disclosure of medical records which would otherwise be required under a new Georgia medical m

Forty Percent Report Privacy Breaches

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Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses?

Arbitration provides an alternative to the court system for the resolution of disputes.