Amending Business Associate Agreements to Comply with Security Rule

Health care providers that transmit health information in electronic form, large health plans (those with over $5,000,000 in premiums or claims) and billing clearinghouses were required to comply w

Adoption of a Formal Email Policy

It is undeniable that email has revolutionized modern business. Organizations have ceased filling their files with paper correspondence, and now conduct most of their business via email.

Maryland Social Security Number Law is Effective January 1, 2006 - Are You in Compliance?

Maryland's Social Security Number Privacy Law, HB 56 - Chapter 521, is effective January 1, 2006.

Baltimore Waterfront and Transportation Hub Development

Michael Powell and David Fishman spoke at the Baltimore Waterfront and Transporation Hub Development Conference, which was held at Pier 5 Hotel.Other speakers included:

Choosing an Electric Supplier: A Primer

Eighteen states have opted for electric utility deregulation, induding most of the states in the northeast from Virginia to Maine, and all of the mid-Atlantic.

Thumbs Up To Document Retention Policies In Arthur Andersen

In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Arthur Andersen for destroying Enron-related documents.

Subpoenas For Medical Records--How The Rules Have Changed

Health care providers are often confronted with subpoenas or other legal requests to produce the medical records of their patients.

Payment For The Treatment Of Illegal Immigrants

Health care providers are often called upon to treat individuals before learning much about the individual.

More Q & A On Medical Magnets

The Maryland Self-Referral law prohibits health care providers, including physicians, from referring patients to a health care entity in which the referring provider has a financial interest.

Medical Marijuana

During the last decade, California and a number of other states, including Maryland, have passed laws legalizing or otherwise protecting the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
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