The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) contains administrative simplification provisions that are designed to encourage health care providers and health plans to proces
In light of the activation of national guard and armed forces reserve units, employers should make sure they understand their obligations to employees and applicants for employment who are members
UPDATE: In June, 2002 we warned employers about decisions of the District of Columbia's highest court which found that the employers could not rely on conspicuous and clear disclai
Under the mandates of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, public companies are now required to establish and evaluate disclosure controls and procedures in addition to the accounting controls and procedures.
In a Pennsylvania malpractice suit arising out of an alleged failure to diagnose prostate cancer on a timely basis, a patient alleged that his injuries were caused in part by the financial incentiv
Bystander Emotional Distress: Did you know that the California Supreme Court has ruled that a bystander may recover damages for emotional distress caused by observing medical malpr
1. In October, both the Maryland Health Care Commission (HCC) and the Health Services Cost Review Commission moved their offices across Patterson Avenue to Reisterstown Road Plaza in Pikesville.
There has been much confusion surrounding the ability of the fifty states to regulate health benefits provided by employers to their employees. During the past year, however, the U.S.
Pennsylvania enacted legislation in 2002 that abolishes joint and several liability for most personal injury defendants who are liable for less than sixty percent of the dollar amount of damages aw
UPDATE: The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that Maryland's Wage Payment & Collection Act (the "Act") prohibits an employer from conditioning payment of a commission upon a
The International Association of Corporate Administrators made a minor revision to the form Financing Statement, the form Financing Statement Addendum and the form Financing Statement Amendment whi
In an unusual plurality decision, the Court of Appeals extended the wrongful discharge exception to the at-will doctrine to protect witnesses who report suspected crimes to law enforcement authorit
Employers are increasingly considering offering health benefits to their employees' domestic partners. Employers who offer such benefits must make plan design decisions.
Tired of paying exorbitant fees to temporary nursing agencies to fill the nursing shortage, many health care employers are recruiting and hiring foreign nurses.
The federal law generally known as "Stark" prohibits physicians from referring Medicare patients to receive certain services from entities with which the physician has a financial relationship.
In February of 2002, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided not to challenge a physician group's plan to operate as a clinically integrated joint venture and jointly to negotiate contracts with
Two recent Maryland appellate decisions, Witte v. Azarian and Wrobleski v. de Lara, affect doctors who testify in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.
