Physicians and Healthcare Professionals
With the holiday season in full swing, physicians in California need to understand the potential consequences of driving while intoxicated.
Physicians Need to Get Ready for the Overhaul of the Diagnostic Coding System
Getting prepared for the upcoming standards in electronic transmission of health information
Other than skilled nursing facilities, Medicare providers don’t yet face a deadline by which compliance programs will be mandatory. Here’s why providers have shouldn’t wait.
With the passage of SB 788 in 2009, California
created a new form of licensure for master’s level mental health professionals:
the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (“LPCC”).
Health
care providers seeking to collect from nonpaying patients must ensure that
neither they nor their debt collectors disclose confidential patient
information without first obtaining patient authorization. This is the lesson of a recent California Supreme
Court case, Brown v. Mortensen (June
18, 2011).
An Overview of the Limits on Physician Business Relationships with Non-Physicians
This article, subtitled "Use of Revocable Living Trusts in Structuring the Holding of an Ownership Interest in a Medical Practice," is republished with permission from Southern California Physician's December 2009 issue.
