The Idaho Patient Act went into effect on January 1, 2021. It sets new rules about what medical practices and health care facilities must do to communicate costs to their patients – and when to do...
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Updates for Healthcare Providers
On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced revisions to regulations that implement the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave...
Preventing, Documenting, and Responding to Incidents in a Litigious Society
When an incident occurs or a family is unsatisfied, the difference between a skilled nursing facility staff that is well prepared and a staff that is unprepared and poorly trained can be a deciding...
HIPAA Compliance and Identity Verification
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), understanding what is considered a “reasonable effort” when verifying the identity of a person requesting protected...