Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 248: Fighting Addiction and Expanding Access to Treatment with Sara Howe and Morgan Coyner of APNC
False Claims Act Insights - An FCA Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry
Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: Hospices Fare Well in Federal Court
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 245: Using AI to Improve Radiology with Angela Adams of Inflo Health
Podcast - Regulating AI in Healthcare: The Road Ahead
Can Food Really Be Medicine? Transforming Health Care One Bite at a Time – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
What’s in Your Operating Agreement? Legal Tips for Healthcare Providers
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 244: The Future of Independent Physician Practices with Ray Waldrup of The Leaders Rheum
Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show - Need to Know: How to Manage Medical Staff Confidentiality and Privilege Protections
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 243: HIPAA Compliance and Potential Changes with Shannon Lipham of Maynard Nexsen
New Virginia "Workplace Violence" Definition and Healthcare Reporting Law: What's the Tea in L&E?
Hospice Insights Podcast - AI in Action: Exploring How AI Is Helping Hospices Do Things in New Ways
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 241: Fighting Nurse Burnout with Data-Driven Innovation with Dr. Ecoee Rooney of Indicator Sciences
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 240: Independent Practice In Dermatology with Dr. Darragh and Dr. Shuler of Carolina Dermatology
Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations
False Claims Act Insights - How Payment Suspensions Can Impact FCA Litigation
Evolving AI Legislation: Federal Policies, Task Forces, and Proposed Laws — The Good Bot Podcast
Podcast - Innovations and Insights in the Palliative Care Space
ADA Compliance for Medical and Dental Practices: Responding to Inquiries and Investigations
False Claims Act Insights - Trump DOJ Sharpens Its Focus on Healthcare Fraud
HCA Healthcare Inc., a major U.S. hospital operator with more than 180 hospitals across 20 states, announced a $3.5 million settlement to address allegations of state consumer protection and labor law violations brought by...more
If your medical practice is considering joining a larger group or hospital, it’s important to ask: what if the new relationship doesn’t work out? In some situations, an unwind agreement can provide a path back to...more
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill No. 979 into law on May 21, 2025, enacting significant changes to Tennessee's corporate practice of medicine prohibition. Prior to this law, certain hospital-based physicians –...more
The future of non-competition agreements remains volatile. Recent actions by the FTC and several states threaten to limit, or even outright ban, these agreements. Such an evolving regulatory landscape requires employers to...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the proposed ban on non-compete agreements. Under the new rule, existing non-competes for senior executives remain enforceable....more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final rule (the “Rule”) broadly banning all employee non-compete clauses, with limited exceptions. The Saul Ewing Labor and Employment Group prepared an alert...more
Community Health Network (CHN) in Indiana has agreed to pay $345 million to settle false claims allegations that it paid over-the-top salaries to hundreds of physicians and rewarded them for their referrals in violation of...more
The Impact of the FTC’s Proposed Sweeping Ban on Non-Competes - On January 5, 2023, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule (the Proposed Rule) that would define an employer’s use of...more
Benesch reviews state, federal modifications to restrictive covenant laws - In a “Year-End Review,” Benesch points out there was considerable activity in trade secret and restrictive covenant law in 2021. Some of the...more
Non-compete covenants in physician employment and shareholder agreements are common practice. Whether they are legally enforceable as drafted varies from state to state. Some states have broad interpretations of...more
The Supreme Court of Iowa recently reversed the judgment of a district court and remanded the matter with instructions to enter summary judgment in favor of Hamilton County Public Hospital, operating as Van Diest Medical...more
An estimated 45% of physicians nationally are employed by hospitals and health systems. Their compensation arrangements vary widely and take into account regional and local adjustments, different payment methodologies,...more
It is common practice for a hospital to require a physician to sign a non-compete agreement whenever the hospital employs the physician or acquires the physician’s medical practice. In certain respects, that is to be...more
When it comes to physician employment agreements, non-compete provisions can be controversial and tricky. The use of these agreements is nonetheless increasing and evolving as hospitals and other groups try to protect their...more
On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit revived three whistleblowers’ claims alleging that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and neurosurgeons employed by three subsidiary...more
Dr. Kenneth Economy was employed by East Bay Anesthesiology Medical Group (“Anesthesia Group”), which held an exclusive contract to provide anesthesia services at The East Bay Hospital (“Hospital”). During asurprise...more
Florida’s HB 1243, with its proposed reporting requirements that would have directly affected timelines for health care transactions, particularly those involving hospitals or medical practices with four or more physicians,...more
Hospitals and physicians must consider many items when a hospital is putting together an employment contract with a physician. One question we have seen more and more hospitals ask is whether a hospital may insert a provision...more
It is always unpleasant for a healthcare entity or medical practice to have to sever ties with an employed physician, but it is sometimes necessary. Perhaps the physician has committed serious policy violations or lost an...more
In the ever-changing healthcare industry, one consistent trend has emerged in recent years—a shift from physicians being employed by physician-owned practices to physicians being employed by larger healthcare entities. In the...more
There have been a number of recent legislative developments that will impact physician noncompete agreements entered into in Connecticut. First, any physician noncompete agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2016, must...more
After 10 years of litigation, including two trials and appeals to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Tuomey Healthcare System (Tuomey) have entered into a settlement of DOJ's action...more
The Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a $237 million jury verdict against Tuomey Healthcare System under the False Claims Act (FCA) for claims stemming from Stark Law violations. The Stark Law violations stemmed from part-time...more
In This Issue: - Background - Tuomey’s Second Appeal to the Fourth Circuit - The Trial Court’s Grant of a New Trial - Tuomey’s Request for Judgement as a Matter of Law on the Stark Law and FCA Issues ...more