In this HealthLaw HotSpot episode, Roetzel health law attorneys and co-hosts Ericka Adler and David Hochman, along with Larry Elisco, a partner in Wipfli LLP’s healthcare practice, provide informative guidance for medical...more
Healthcare practices know they need to be HIPAA compliant, but very few realize that HIPAA compliance applies to their marketing strategies. In this episode, Roetzel health law attorneys and hosts Ericka Adler and David...more
This week on Roetzel’s HealthLaw HotSpot, Roetzel attorneys Ericka Adler and David Hochman along with Lucy Zielinski, Managing Partner at Lumina Health Partners, discuss how physician practices are doing now and how they can...more
In this episode of the Roetzel HealthLaw HotSpot, hosts and Roetzel attorneys Ericka Adler and David Hochman are joined by fellow Roetzel attorney Donna Hartl for a discussion of frequently asked questions regarding Paycheck...more
Hosts Ericka Adler and David Hochman, Roetzel Health Law Attorneys, are joined by J.J. Abbott, owner and creative director at Premiere Creative, for a discussion on the importance of website and web marketing for physicians...more
Roetzel attorney Ericka Adler is joined by Aretta Bernard, Roetzel attorney and employment litigation subgroup leader, and Dr. Kevin Trangle, physician, medical director, professor and consultant, to discuss the COVID-19...more
Roetzel attorneys Ericka Adler and David Hochman discuss medical and dental practice branding with attorney David Adler....more
Many health care providers received provider relief funds (“PRF”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES”). Recipients of PRF payments were required to agree to certain terms and conditions which...more
Medical and dental practices preparing to re-open or expand services being offered to patients must be aware of various state and federal requirements with which compliance is required. Because there is still a COVID-19...more
Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as of April 10, 2020, many health care providers began receiving deposits to their financial accounts. This portion of the CARES Act is intended to...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has broadened access to Medicare telehealth services on a temporary and emergency basis under its Section 1135 waiver authority under the Social Security Act and Coronavirus...more
Physician practices must be prepared to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. There are a variety of issues to consider, but the following should provide some guidance to our clients:
1. Medical practices, whether or not...more
ALERT: "No Contract" Disclaimer in Employee Handbook Upheld by Illinois CourtAuthor:
Employee handbooks have long been a trap for the unwary employer that desires merely to establish a set of rules and policies without...more
11/30/2016
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Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Home Health Care ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Mobile Medical Applications ,
No Contest Clause ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Stark Law ,
Trump Administration
The Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicaid and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently finalized the Calendar Year 2017 Physician Fee Schedule (“2017 Fee Schedule”), which includes a restatement of a provision...more
11/17/2016
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Commercial Leases ,
Equipment Lease ,
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Healthcare Facilities ,
Medicare ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law
ALERT: Immediate Action Required by Health Care Providers to Comply With Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act by October 16, 2016 -
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights...more
10/13/2016
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Final Rules ,
Home Health Care ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Mobile Medical Applications ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
OCR ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Physicians ,
Quality Payment Program (QPP) ,
Section 1557 ,
Telehealth ,
Value-Based Care