Happy New Year and welcome to our 2024 Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Year in Review. 2024 was less stressful and dramatic than most people feared at the start of the year, but there still were some significant rulings...more
As value-based care (VBC) models continue to grow across our nation’s health system and specifically within different specialties like nephrology, the costs and challenges of maintaining these models continue to rise. In...more
FTC final rule banning noncompetes grandfathers existing agreements for senior execs - The FTC voted 3-2 in favor of the final rule, which bans noncompete clauses in employee contracts in most cases. While the rule would...more
Benesch: MN ban on non-compete agreements includes carveout for business sale, dissolution - Benesch Law notes the bill only awaits the signature of MN’s Governor and could become law as early as July 1. It would prevent...more
Medtronic, DaVita forming kidney tech company to develop dialysis delivery systems - The healthtech and the dialysis provider will be 50-50 partners in the venture, which will include the entirety of Medtronic’s renal...more
Benesch: FTC to more stringently enforce PHR breaches by apps, connected medical devices - The FTC issued a policy statement to provide guidance to developers of health apps and connected medical devices and how they’re...more
Industry players agree on need for quality assurance but believe CMS’ QIP program for ESRD care delivery flawed - The ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP) implemented by CMS provides a payment penalty of up to 2% for...more
AMA report suggests Medicare spending fell 19% YoY during first half of 2020; reduction in nephrology much smaller The report from the American Medical Association (AMA) found Medicare payments to physicians the first six...more