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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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