56th Annual Convention and Industry SummitUtilizing Social Media to Grow Your BusinessPanelist: Martha Lessman KatzNov. 2-4, 2011, Four Seasons, Palm Beach, Fla
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
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), better known as federal Health Care Reform, contains a myriad of new rules that affect employers, employees, health insurance plans and h
On November 30, 2009, the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene adopted regulations for the practice of telemedicine in Maryland.
In January, 2009, the Maryland Insurance Administration (the MIA) issued a report on whether physicians who are operating boutique medical practices are violating the Maryland insurance laws by "p
In December of 2005, four backup tapes and two optical disks containing electronic protected health information (PHI) were stolen from the car of an employee of Providence Health & Services, a
The 2008 Maryland General Assembly Session: recognized a new type of health plan; addressed pharmacy issues; continued to regulate the relationship between payors and providers; became involved in
There can be a blurry line between outpatient services that are provided "at the hospital" and services provided to outpatients at a nearby building on a hospital's campus.
