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Wisconsin Health Law Posts
- The Physician Board Member – Meeting Your Responsibilities as a Director
- Concierge Medicine Agreements – Five Key Contract Clauses for Medical Practices
- Telehealth Membership Platforms: A Provider Compliance Guide
- Medicare Opt-Out – A Make-or-Break Decision for Concierge Physicians
- Hybrid Concierge Models – Why Popularity Comes With Compliance Risk
- Cash-Based Clinics – A Regulatory Landscape More Complex Than It Appears
- State Spotlight: Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan — Three Distinct Regulatory Environments
- Understanding HIPAA and Its Interaction with State and Federal Confidentiality Laws
- Concierge Medicine Legal Guide: Key Compliance and Business Issues for Physicians
- Direct Primary Care (DPC) vs. Concierge Medicine: A Regulatory Comparison
- Physician Autonomy in the Value-Based Care Era: Legal and Operational Priorities for Health Care Providers
- Telehealth and Concierge Medicine – A Strong Fit with Complex Rules
- Preparing for Certification Surveys at Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Podcast – ASC 2030: The New Playbook
- Podcast – ASC Life Safety Code Decoded
- Podcast – ASC Survey Ready Now
- Podcast – QAPI: Build It Right
- Podcast – Closing Infection Control Gaps
- Podcast – ASC Governance Accountability
- ACO Primary Care Exclusivity Requirement – Not As Broad As Some Believe
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Category Archives: Wisconsin Physician Issues
New Memorandum On Telehealth In Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs
By John Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Wisconsin Updates Telehealth Guidance for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs Client Alert: August 11, 2015 What Changed? The Wisconsin Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) has issued updated guidance on the use of telehealth … Continue reading
Posted in Department of Health Services, Telemedicine, Uncategorized, Wisconsin Government, Wisconsin Health Laws, Wisconsin Hospitals, Wisconsin Long Term Care, Wisconsin Physician Issues
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Wisconsin Duty to Warn and Wisconsin Mental Health Confidentiality
Wisconsin Duty to Warn: When Safety Concerns Collide with Confidentiality Rules Mental health professionals, law enforcement agencies, counties, and other public entities often face a hard practical question: what can be shared when a patient makes a credible threat against … Continue reading
Posted in Behavioral Health, Department of Health Services, HIPAA - Health Information Privacy, Wisconsin Government, Wisconsin Health Laws, Wisconsin Hospitals, Wisconsin Long Term Care, Wisconsin Physician Issues
Tagged mental health confidentiality, policy duty to warn, wisconsin duty to warn, wisconsin mental health law
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Wisconsin Healthcare Attorneys Employment Contracting Issues
Wisconsin Health Care Employment Contract Attorneys Employment Agreement Review and Negotiation Our Wisconsin health care employment contract attorneys help physicians, medical groups, and health care organizations evaluate, negotiate, and draft employment agreements, compensation structures, restrictive covenants, practice separation terms, and … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Contracting, Health Law Practice, Wisconsin Physician Issues
Tagged employment contracts, MEdical contracts, physician agreements, physician employment, physisince contracts, state of wisconsin, Wisconsin lawyers
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Health Law Firm Opens Green Bay Office
By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP < Health Care Attorney John Fisher Announces Virtual Legal Services for Green Bay, Menominee, Appleton, Oshkosh, and the Greater Fox Valley Attorney John Fisher, a health care lawyer with more than 30 years of … Continue reading
Posted in Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Anesthesiologists, Antitrust in Healthcare, Behavioral Health, Clinical Integration, Consierge & Cash-Based Practices, Dental Practice Issues, Fraud and Abuse, Health Care Contracting, Health Law Practice, HIPAA - Health Information Privacy, Home Health, Hospital Issues, Long Term Care, Medical Staff Organization & Structure, Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Physician Contracting and Alignment, Physician Issues, Physician-Owned Hospitals, Radiology Issues, Reimbursement & Payment Practices, Self Disclosure Protocols, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Issues, Telemedicine, Wisconsin Health Laws, Wisconsin Hospitals, Wisconsin Long Term Care, Wisconsin Physician Issues
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Physician Orders : Why Are They So Important?
By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP The Importance of Physician Orders in Health Care A compliance-focused look at documentation, reimbursement, and regulatory risk Physician orders are often treated as routine paperwork, but in health care compliance they carry far more weight. … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance Issues, Fraud and Abuse, Health Law Practice, Hospital Issues, Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Physician Issues, Reimbursement & Payment Practices, Reimbursement Issues, Uncategorized, Wisconsin Physician Issues
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Faxing Patient Health Information to Wrong Number – Compliance Risk Area
By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Misdirected Fax Transmissions of Patient Health Information Remain a Significant HIPAA Compliance Risk U.S. healthcare providers should treat wrong-number faxes involving protected health information as reportable privacy incidents until a documented HIPAA breach risk assessment … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance Issues, HIPAA - Health Information Privacy, Uncategorized, Wisconsin Health Laws, Wisconsin Physician Issues
Tagged Faxing PHI, medical office, protected health information
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Hospital Supervision Rules – Billing “Incident To” Physician Services
By John Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Medicare Physician Supervision Rules for Hospital Outpatient Departments Regulatory Updates, False Claims Act Risk, and Practical Compliance Considerations Executive Summary CMS’s physician supervision rules for hospital outpatient departments have become more flexible for many … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance Issues, False Claims Act, Fraud and Abuse, Health Law Practice, Hospital Issues, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Physician Issues, Wisconsin Physician Issues
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Providing Protected Health Information in Response to Subpoena
By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP OCR Citation for Improper Disclosure of PHI in Response to a Subpoena Health care providers and other HIPAA-covered entities should use renewed caution when responding to subpoenas, court orders, and other litigation requests for patient … Continue reading
Posted in Dental Practice Issues, HIPAA - Health Information Privacy, Uncategorized, Wisconsin Health Laws, Wisconsin Physician Issues
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Authentication of Verbal Orders by Other Responsible Practitioner
By Fisher, JD, CHC, CCEP Authentication of Verbal Orders This section addresses compliance and legal considerations governing the timely authentication of verbal orders. Failure to authenticate a verbal order within the applicable timeframe may result in documentation deficiencies, reimbursement exposure, … Continue reading
Posted in Health Law Practice, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Physician Issues, Reimbursement Issues, Uncategorized, Wisconsin Health Laws, Wisconsin Physician Issues
Tagged Authentication, Physician Orders, Verbal Orders
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Hold On Just a Daw-Gone Minute – Physician Payment Act Dispute Process
Disputing Inaccurate Reports Under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act In 2013, CMS issued final regulations interpreting and clarifying the requirements of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Act”) . The final regulations clarify the reporting process, identifies exceptions and exclusions … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance Issues, Fraud and Abuse, Physician Issues, Wisconsin Health Laws, Wisconsin Physician Issues
Tagged compliance, marketing payments, payment to physicians, physician compliance, physician reporting, sunshine act
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