Category Archives: Regulatory

Florida Supreme Court Rules Cap on Pain and Suffering Damages Unconstitutional

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

By: Stephanie Russo Noneconomic damages for pain and suffering no longer are capped in medical malpractice cases after the Florida Supreme Court’s recent ruling in North Broward Hospital District, etc., et al., v. Kalitan that the caps violate the Equal Protection Clause … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulatory, Stephanie Russo | Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Amendment 7 Not Preempted By Federal Law

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

By: Timothy Wombles In a recent case, Charles v. Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, Inc., the Florida Supreme Court held that hospital and physician incident reports required by Florida law are not protected from discovery by the Federal Patient Safety … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulatory, Timothy Wombles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Adjusting Group Practice Compensation in a World Turning Value-Based (Part I of II)

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

By: Mike Segal     Payors are beginning to take steps to transform from reimbursement based on medical services rendered, or “fee for service” medicine, to payment for attaining quality measures without regard to volume, which is often called “value based” … Continue reading →

Posted in Mike Segal, Regulatory | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

2017 Legislative Session Preview

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

By: McKenzie A. Livingston The first two months of 2017 have seen quite a bit of activity in health law in Florida. In February, the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Florida law, known as the Gun … Continue reading →

Posted in McKenzie Livingston, Regulatory | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A Roadmap to Licensure Investigations

Posted on November 8, 2016 by

By: Vanessa Reynolds For healthcare practitioners, few events are as anxiety-provoking as a professional licensure complaint and investigation. Even if a complaint is ultimately determined to be unfounded, responding is time-consuming and can be disruptive to a practice. The Florida … Continue reading →

Posted in Compliance, Regulatory, Vanessa Reynolds | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pharmacists Need a Role in Medical Marijuana

Posted on November 3, 2016 by

By: Paul DeMuro, Ph.D., J.D., M.B.A., CPA and Jose Valdes Pharmacists may well be the best equipped to assist in closing the knowledge gap doctors face as states approve medical marijuana laws. Who might better determine how marijuana interacts with … Continue reading →

Posted in Care Delivery, Paul DeMuro, Regulatory | Tagged , , , , , , , ,

Mount Sinai Affiliated Hospitals to Pay $3 Million Settlement for Delaying Medicaid Overpayments

Posted on September 21, 2016 by

By: Fred Segal On August 24, 2016, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, in conjunction with the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced that it settled a whistleblower … Continue reading →

Posted in Compliance, Fred Segal, Regulatory | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Reminder to Health Care Providers: You Have to Disclose to Patients That You Are an Investor in the Entity To Which You Are Referring Them

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

By: Fred Segal Attorneys may sometimes discover that, unknown to the client, their clients may be engaging in conduct that is violative of the law. Much of the time, the client simply isn’t aware that such law exists. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Care Delivery, Fred Segal, Regulatory | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,

Advising Buyers of Substance Abuse Businesses: Beware!

Posted on May 23, 2016 by

By: Heather Miller Whether you work in healthcare or are a patient in the community at large, almost everyone who has received medical care has heard of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Heather Miller, Regulatory | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

New Overtime Rule Issued

Posted on May 18, 2016 by

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor issued the final version of its new overtime rule that will take effect Dec. 1, 2016. The rule increases the minimum salary threshold for overtime pay eligibility to $47,476 per year – more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulatory | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,