Managing the ACA’s Nondiscrimination Provisions
The ACA prohibits discrimination in health programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Healthcare providers face the challenges of preventing language barriers that may impact certain patients based on race, as well as current litigation on gender identify.
Incremental Healthcare Reform: A Focus on Cost
Olakunle Olaniyan discusses the opportunity to lower the cost of care and help people stay insured.
The Fate of Value-Based Care with an ACA Repeal
The move to value-based care may not go forward under Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Ask the Experts: E-Signatures
Are there any legal considerations with using electronic signatures for various patient forms such as HIPAA consent and coordination of benefits?
Ask the Experts: Exploring Telemedicine Legal Issues
Are there special considerations for legal ramifications around a telehealth program?
Legal Concerns in Telemedicine
Although telemedicine provides numerous benefits, it also presents some legal and regulatory challenges. Legal and regulatory concerns can be grouped under three main categories: Licensure laws; privileges and credentials; and confidentiality, privacy, and security.
Taking a Systematic Approach to Hospital Policy Development
Hospitals can develop effective policies by developing a “policy on policies,” taking into consideration content guidelines, making policies easily accessible by all staff, and considering how staff will interpret the policy language.
The ACA—and Other Healthcare Issues Confronting a New Congress
Republicans have promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act when Congress convenes in 2017, but they have other healthcare considerations to address, as well.
A Framework for Predicting the Trump Administration’s Health Policy Moves
Considered unpredictable by many, the policies of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration are beginning to take shape in health care.
High Court Decides False Claims Act Case
The Supreme Court ruled that “in some circumstances” hospitals’ implied certification of compliance with payment requirements may make them liable under the False Claims Act, but the decision’s reach is not as expansive as proposed by plaintiffs and the federal government.