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Many physicians find credit cards to be the easiest way of accepting payment, and some will even keep their patient’s credit card information on file in case a patient fails to pay their bill. What many of these physicians do not realize, however, is that electronically storing a patient’s credit card information opens them up …
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By Rose J. Willis The required compliance dates for revising business associate agreements (“BAA”) between covered entities and business associates, or business associates with subcontractors, respectively, to reflect the new requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) “omnibus” regulations issued on January 17th, 2013 (the “Final Rules”) are approaching. As a reminder, …
By Joan Ellis, Ph.D. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court held that naturally-occurring DNA sequences are unpatentable. The Court has long held that certain subject matter is not patent eligible under 35 USC § 101. Patent exempt subject matter includes laws of nature, natural phenomenon, and abstract ideas. In this …
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By Jordan Schreier On July 9, 2013, the IRS issued Notice 2013-45 which provides additional information regarding the delay in the information reporting and employer shared responsibility provisions of the ACA announced earlier in July. Notice 2013-45 does not provide much in the way of substantive detail other than to confirm the delay in the …