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Firm News & Legal Alerts Name *   Email *   Phone *   Question or Comments Submit Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Seminar: Montefiore Lecture November 8, 2017 (6:30PM- 9:30PM) Guest Speaker: Matthew Levy Permalink Subscribe via Email Previous Posts Webinar: National Practitioners Data Bank Marquis Who's Who: 2018 and 2019 The Firm Continues to Grow Convention: New York Chiropractic Counsel 29th Annual Convention Presentation: New York State Mandated Sexual Harassment Training The National Practitioner Data Bank Master Class Featured in the Journal of the Nassau County Bar Association June 2018: Understanding the Legal Implications Involving Management Services Organizations Seminar: The Organized Medical Staff: Insight from Attorneys on Both Sides of the Table Mathew J. Levy has been honored for his achievements in Health Care and Business Law Michael Brofman has been added to the Who’s Who Directory for Top Attorney Blog Categories Business Law Firm News Healthcare Law Blog Links Archived Posts 2019 February Webinar: National Practitioners Data Bank 2018 December Marquis Who's Who: 2018 and 2019 The Firm Continues to Grow October Convention: New York Chiropractic Counsel 29th Annual Convention September Presentation: New York State Mandated Sexual Harassment Training June The National Practitioner Data Bank Master Class Featured in the Journal of the Nassau County Bar Association June 2018: Understanding the Legal Implications Involving Management Services Organizations April Seminar: The Organized Medical Staff: Insight from Attorneys on Both Sides of the Table March Mathew J. Levy has been honored for his achievements in Health Care and Business Law February Michael Brofman has been added to the Who’s Who Directory for Top Attorney Floyd Grossman, Michael Spithogiannis and Jessica Seidman have joined the Firm January Seminar: Recent Healthcare Changes and their effect on Physicians and Patients Employment Termination in the Absence of Professional Review Did Not Merit Report to National Practitioner Data Bank Healthcare Professionals Encounter Hurdles when Faced with Negative Reviews on Social Media 2017 December The Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology (PGA) November Seminar: Montefiore Lecture October NYCOMEC: Thursday, October 19, 2017 Firm Growth Bankruptcy & Real Estate A Complicated Relationship 28TH ANNUAL CONVENTION FOR THE NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL September Health Care Conference - September 27, 2017 Seminar: NUMC Internal Medicine Seminar Series Careers in Cardiology: Choosing Your Path - September 18, 2017 July NYSBA CLE Seminar on Representing Licensed Heath care Professionals in the Disciplinary Process of CLE - Spring 2017 June Seminar: NYHQ Dental and Oral Medicine April Seminar: Stony Brook General Residency Program Seminar: Winthrop Dental discussion with Residents February Stony Brook Periodontics Discussion - Friday, March 31st Seminar: Toolkit for Independence Symposium January Next Council District Meeting Date - Wednesday Jan. 11th, 2017 2016 December Overtime-Pay Final Rule’s Salary Level Test Chaperones: Needed Now More Than Ever October Permitted Use of Protected Health Information in Furtherance of Patient Care Final Section 1557 Rule Nondiscrimination in Health Care Programs and Activities September Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: The Future of Medicare Reimbursement - The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: The Future of Medicare Reimbursement - The Alternative Payment Models Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: The Future of Medicare Reimbursement - An Introduction August Should I adopt an Employee Manual? What are the benefits? What do I need to consider before I sign a lease for my business? Should I adopt a Physician Employee Manual? What are the benefits? What do I need to consider before I sign a lease for my medical practice? July I am an anesthesiologist and I currently render services on behalf of an ASC. Can the non-anesthesiologist owners of the ASC where I render services share in the revenue generated by me? Several of my colleagues have been treating their patients remotely using facetime and other video-chatting applications. Am I allowed to do this? Considering Going Out of Network in New York? 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April PROTECTING ACCESS TO MEDICARE ACT OF 2014 PASSES: ICD-10 IMPLEMENTATION DELAYED NEW YORK PHYSICIANS AND NON-COMPETE CLAUSES February Surprise Medical Bills Law Set to Take Effect March 31, 2015 CMS Makes Changes to its Overpayment Recovery Process Dealing With Deceased Patients’ Medical Records IS A COMPLIANCE PLAN RIGHT FOR YOUR PRACTICE? 2014 June OPMC to Take Action Against Physicians with Outdated Profiles April NYS Budget Agreement Takes Aim at Out-of-Network Reimbursement March FSA’s, HSA’s and Over-the-Counter Reimbursement: New Rules and New Requirements January Principles For Physician Advertising and Social Media DOH Takes Action to Tighten Regulations of Urgent Care Centers and Other Ambulatory Care Facilities 2013 October Koch v. Sheehan Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) Regulations August SELF-AUDIT FOR HIPAA COMPLIANCE – IS YOUR PRACTICE READY? June NEW WEAPON TO COMBAT FALSE CLAIMS AGAINST NEW JERSEY’S MEDICAID PROGRAM ARE THE COURTS TURNING DEFENSE ATTORNEYS INTO “POTTED PLANTS”? May Recent Changes: Scope of Practice for NPs and PAs THE SUNSHINE LAW – PART TWO February AMA Issues Principles for Physician Employment By Hospitals January Hospital Bankruptcy Risks for Physicians 2012 October Court Affirms 2004 Ruling Pursuant to Federal Privacy Act Commercial and Governmental Payer Audits and Withholds Recent Healthcare Law Developments: Court Affirms 2004 Ruling September Ziad Akl, M.D. Case Revisited August Recent Healthcare Law Developments: Commercial and Governmental Payer Audits and Withholds Amended Regulations to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act DEA ADMINISTRATIVE INSPECTIONS - CONSENT OR NOT CONSENT? June Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Update PAYMENT DISCLOSURES UNDER THE SUNSHINE LAW: IS THE FORECAST CLOUDY? THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SURVIVED, BUT WILL PHYSICIANS? May THREE THINGS EVERY PHYSICIAN MUST STOP DOING - RIGHT NOW April PRACTITIONER IMMUINITY March Kamhi v. Emblem Health Inc. Koch v. Sheehan Decision Issued in Maimonides Medical Center v. First United American Life Insurance Company New York Department of Financial Services Report February ICD-10 Diagnostic and Procedural Coding System Delay NYS Comptroller to Audit a Non-Participating Provider of Medical Services Are You Ready for the New ICD-10 and Electronic Version 5010? Changes Start Taking Effect in Early 2012... January NY Supreme Court Upholds Authority of Comptroller to Audit Doctor 2011 December When the FBI, OIG, IRS, OSHA (etc., etc.) Knocks on Your Door October Final Regulations for the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care September St. Vincents Medical Bankruptcy Agreement July THE TARGETING OF PHYSICIANS’: INSIGHTS, REALITIES & RISK MANAGEMENT Gotcha! When Malpractice Plaintiffs Fake or Exaggerate Injuries June MSSNY FILES AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF-NYS COMPTROLLER HAS NO AUTHORITY TO AUDIT PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTICE IS THE ROUTINE WAIVER OF PATIENT OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FRAUD May LICENSURE AND CREDENTIALING CONSEQUENCES OF A STATE HEALTH CARE FRAUD CONVICTION IN NEW JERSEY April THE WAGE THEFT PREVENTION ACT - NEW WAGE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYERS March Proposed Regulations for the Medicare Shared Savings Program February HOW REIMBURSEMENTS FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS WILL AFFECT PHYSICIANS: NEW RULES AND REQUIREMENTS 2010 October CareCore National Law Suits St. Vincent’s Bankruptcy Case August TOP REASONS PHYSICIANS ARE SUED FOR MALPRACTICE How the Title of “Disruptive Physician” Can Ruin Your Career and How to Avoid It June PHYSICIAN LEGAL ALERT: RAC AUDITS AND HOW PHYSICIANS SHOULD PREPARE May An End to Class Action Abuse? April Is it Time to Opt Out of Medicare? RANKING STATE MEDICAL BOARDS. ARE THE BEST REALLY THE WORST? March Physicians as Targets: Insights, Hard Realities and How to Risk Manage Them.