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Proposed Physician Payment Disclosure Rule Publish...

Duane Morris Health Law payments physicians gifts medical manufacturers devices | Health Law | Monday December 19, 2011 | By Patricia S. Hofstra

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”)  released its proposed rule regarding the required reporting of device, biologics and pharmaceutical manufacturer payments to physicians on December 14, 2011.  The proposed rule includes...

Solving Some Common Complaints of Hospital-Employe...

Duane Morris Health Law physician_employment_agreements common_complaints weiner physicians hospital_employed_physicians non_compete covenants hospital_employers physician_employees restrictive_covenants | Health Law | Friday December 02, 2011 | By William L. Weiner

Recently, I read an article discussing the most common complaints of hospital-employed physicians.   Before turning to these complaints and ways to address them, one common thread was an acknowledgment by many of the physicians interviewed for the...

On-Call Issues Persist

Duane Morris Health Law emergency physicians hofstra hospitals on_call department | Health Law | Tuesday September 13, 2011 | By Patricia S. Hofstra

  I have been asked to speak at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s 2011 meeting in San Antonio on October 15.  The Association recently polled its members asking them to identify a topic for the plenary session and orthopaedic on-call...

Practical Tips For Using Signing Bonuses In Physic...

Duane Morris Health Law compliance physicians employers jones faculty_practice_plans payment hospitals physician_practice self_referral stark | Health Law | Friday July 08, 2011 | By Matthew C. Jones

We have recently noticed a distinct upturn in the use of signing bonuses to attract physicians in high-demand specialties and geographic areas.   Apparently, this anecdotal evidence has also been substantiated by statistical evidence, as described in a...

Expansion of CMS Never Events: They’re Not Just F...

Duane Morris Health Law health_care_reform cms hospitals ppaca oppc never_events nursing_homes hac bilimoria physicians medicaid medicare reimbursement health_care hcac payment | Health Law | Thursday June 02, 2011 | By Neville M. Bilimoria

Expansion of CMS Never Events:  They’re Not Just For Medicare Or Just For Hospitals Anymore In 2005 when “Never Events” were proposed for hospitals through the Deficit Reduction Act, no one knew what the overall effect would be on hospitals or...


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