Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 245: Using AI to Improve Radiology with Angela Adams of Inflo Health
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
New Virginia "Workplace Violence" Definition and Healthcare Reporting Law: What's the Tea in L&E?
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
The Trend of Threatening Physicians for Personal Gain
Taking the Pulse: A Health Care & Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 239: Understanding the 340B Pricing Program with Chuck Melendi of Disruptive Dialogue
Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 236: Advocating for Accessible Diagnoses with Sydney Severance of Operation Upright
Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare
Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show | The Role of Bylaws in Medical Staff Governance, Part II
Executive Actions Impact Federally Funded Research: What Institutions Should Do Now – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
Criminal Health Care Fraud Enforcement: Projections for 2025 and Beyond – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 229: Public Health in South Carolina with Dr. Edward Simmer of SC Dept of Public Health
Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show - The Role of Bylaws in Medical Staff Governance, Part I
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 226: Orlando Health’s Expansions and Research with Amy Allen and Thibaut Van Marke of Orlando Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 224: Healthcare Practice Operations with Steve McPheeters of HighFive Healthcare
Compliance and Value-Based Care
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 219: The Evolving Nursing Industry with Terry McDonnell of Duke University Health System
The Evolving Landscape of Behavioral Health Transactions: Insights from Industry Professionals
With many hospitals turning to exclusive contracts to manage clinical services, understanding when statutory protections may be violated or when contracting decisions run opposed to medical staff bylaws is crucial. In a...more
Nearly three years ago, the passage of California Bill AB 890, effective January 1, 2023, set in motion a future pathway for qualified nurse practitioners (“NPs”) to practice independently under a new category of licensure....more
A recent decision by the United States District Court, Eastern District of California highlights the duty of medical societies to provide fair procedure when implementing a disciplinary action. In VanBuren Lemons v. American...more
Din v. Sutter Valley Hospital (June 10, 2025, C099101, unpublished) puts the spotlight on a dividing line in California law: when can a hospital be liable for actions taken by its medical staff? The case sharpens the contrast...more
A recent unpublished California Court of Appeal decision—Najibi v. Providence Valley Service Area Community Ministry Board—illustrates real-world tensions that arise when hospital boards and medical staffs approach the same...more
On February 19, 2025, the California Court of Appeal published a decision, Lin v. Board of Directors of PrimeCare Medical Network, Inc., 108 Cal.App.5th 1163, emphasizing California Business and Professions Code’s requirement...more
Nurse practitioners who practice pursuant to Sections 2837.103 and 2837.104 of the California Business and Professions Code may practice independently, without standardized procedures, in certain settings....more
Lawmakers in California remain dedicated to increasing oversight and placing limitations on private equity (PE) and hedge fund involvement in the health care industry. However, the jury is still out as to whether these new...more
Hospital at Home (“HaH”) programs received renewed interest during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to relieve hospital capacity issues and allow patients to receive effective care outside of the traditional hospital setting....more
On this fourth episode of Ropes & Gray’s Health Care Transaction Laws Unwrapped podcast series, health care attorneys Ranee Adipat, Jenn Romig and Jaclyn Freshman discuss the latest updates to state health care transaction...more
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a letter on September 6, 2024, to all general acute care hospitals clarifying the scope of practice for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) following...more
A California Court of Appeal has provided additional guidance on how hospital decision making and contracting with medical groups for services influence or affect medical staff operations and fair hearing rights. The court...more
On December 18, 2023, the California Office of Administrative Law approved the emergency regulations promulgated by the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) that set forth the procedural framework for (i) the...more
In November 2022, when The Joint Commission (“TJC”) announced its decision to update its accreditation standards to permit practitioner recredentialing every three years instead of two, many California hospitals and their...more
By January 31, 2023, general acute care hospitals, clinical labs and certain physician organizations and medical groups in California are required to enter into the Single Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) to participate in the...more
The recently unveiled California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework (the Framework) creates a new regulatory and governance structure to promote the exchange of health information between health care providers...more