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Posted by Kimberly Ruppel | Jun 16, 2022 | HIPAA, Kimberly Ruppel, Telemedicine
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently announced guidelines for the application of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) to audio-only telehealth encounters following the...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ruppel | Apr 20, 2022 | Health Care, Kimberly Ruppel, Physician Groups
As previously reported here, courts are known to “blue pencil” terms of non-compete provisions in employment agreements that do not appear to further legitimate business interests. Earlier this year, an Ohio appellate court...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ruppel | Mar 3, 2022 | Kimberly Ruppel, Telemedicine
The Department of Justice recently released their Year in Review summary of activity by the Healthcare Fraud Unit, detailing enforcements efforts related to some of the more significant telehealth-related fraud claims in 2021....
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ruppel | Feb 24, 2022 | Christopher Ryan, Kimberly Ruppel, Labor & Employment Law
What are non-compete agreements? In the broadest sense, non-compete agreements prohibit an employee from accepting employment by a competitor of an employer for a certain time. They are treated differently than non-solicitation...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ruppel | Oct 25, 2021 | Kimberly Ruppel, Telemedicine
As anticipated, the federal government has been monitoring the potential for fraud and abuse involving telehealth. Providers, lab owners, and medical equipment companies have been recent targets of investigations. The...
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