Previously ranked 5th in the nation for highest worker's compensation costs, sweeping legislation took effect in Oklahoma on February 1, 2014 that allowed Oklahoma businesses to follow the example of their southern neighbors and opt-out of the worker […]
The Texas Medical Board has issued limits on telemedicine, stating that a physician-patient relationship can be established through a “face-to-face” visit held either in person or via telemedicine. The TMB states that essentially the only scenario […]
KRCL Director Joseph Coleman presented with Bruce Nathan of Lowenstein Sandler, LLP, and Richard Kulik of Sherwin Williams Co. on May 21, 2015. Their presentation on Cutting Edge Preference Issues was in front of MEMA Financial Services Group, […]
Medical peer review needs honesty and accountability. Here’s a case in point showing what happens when these are missing: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/us/handling-of-sexual-harassment-case-poses-larger-questions-at-yale.html?_r=0
Arbitration provisions are a common benefit for non-subscribers and will typically be upheld in regards to claims such as negligence or premise liability. However, they are generally found invalid with regard to claims for wrongful denial of benefits […]
For example, a New York dentist required all of her patients to sign a confidentiality agreement precluding the patients from posting comments about the dentist or her practice and assigning her the all copyrights in those comments. On its face this […]
I have to wonder though. How did North Korea orchestrate such an attack in the first place? Are we now in an era where there are no secrets? No privacy? No cause for anticipation? No surprises except of course for these attacks? How, for […]
When your personal data is the subject of a hack attack, what are your rights? The US Supreme Court is considering this very issue in a case before it. On the block is the issue of whether an individual, who may not have suffered any actual harm, […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR), has recently entered into another HIPAA settlement, emphasizing yet again the government's focus on the HIPAA Security Rule. The settlement highlights that health […]
These and other such issues came home in a very real way earlier this month when thousands of devices used to take credit card payments ceased to work. The problem was no hacker or third-world government group bent on harming the US economy during […]
The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article titled Doctors Check Online Ratings From Patients and Make Change- Many physicians are wary of bad reviews from disgruntled patients. The article discusses how doctors are handling online reviews […]
The media has been aflutter over the past few months about the importance of basic protective measures that technology users should implement on their electronic devices. Recent headlines have revealed serious invasions of privacy—including leaked […]