Question: It was recently brought to my attention that a patient posted on the internet false and misleading information regarding treatment I provided to her. The posting also contains false and defamatory descriptions of me...more
6/27/2025
/ Advertising ,
Defamation ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Misleading Statements ,
Online Reviews ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personal Information ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Management ,
Social Media ,
Telecommunications ,
Websites
It has been reported that dentists and other health care professionals have been visited/contacted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents seeking to carry out “immigration policies” and to remove those unlawfully...more
Question: I have had several colleagues describe their experience with dental plan audits. All of them have had to pay something back. Sometimes they say this is due to a service being deemed a “noncovered service.” Other...more
1/31/2025
/ Audits ,
Dental Practice ,
Dentists ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Reimbursements ,
Risk Management
Question: I am considering having one or two unpaid interns in my office at different times this summer. Are there restrictions on the type of tasks that I am legally able to have them perform? Are there other legal concerns...more
Question: Our eScribe software allows us to access a patient’s prescription history. We are able to see what medications have been prescribed by other health care providers. MAPS also allows us to do this. When requesting...more