LegalEase Articles
2013
- March/April
Health Benefit Exchanges - A Look at the Iowa Landscape
(PDF 186KB) - January/February
AMA Principles for Physician Employment - Honoring a Sacred Trust
(PDF 560KB)
LegalEase Articles
2012
- November/December
The ACA AND Insurance - Regulation of a Concentrated Marketplace
(PDF 183KB) - September/October
IBM Rules On Treating Pain - Physicians, Be Aware
(PDF 172KB) - July/August
IOM Finishes Its Study On Geographic Adjusters - Equity Remains Elusive
(PDF 1.47MB) - May/June
AMA Litigation Center Challenges FTC Encroachment on State Licensing
(PDF 1.33MB) - March/April
The Jury is out on what Maintenance of Licensure will look like in Iowa
(PDF 1.23MB) - January/February
IBM Disciplinary Actions - A Mirror Into Enforcement Activities
(PDF 1.19MB)
2011
- November/December
Federal Health Reform in the Supreme Court - The Lay of the Land
(PDF 1.1MB) - September/October
Medicare Payment in 2012 for Iowa Physicians - GPCIs and the SGR
(PDF 1MB) - July/August
Health Plan Denials - Iowa's Revised and Expanded Law Effective July 1
(PDF 941KB) - May/June
IOM Issues its First Report on Medicare's GPCIs - IMS' Quest for GPCI Equity Continues
(PDF 822KB) - March/April
Challenges Regarding FSAs and OTC Medications... And an Update on HIPAA
(PDF 684KB) - January/February
Talking to patients about End-Of-Life Planning - The Courts and Congress have long said: It's a good thing to do!
(PDF 601KB)
2010
- November/December
Medicare Physician Payment - On Several Fronts
(PDF 516KB) - July/August
Here's Looking To CMS - Implementing Physician Payment Under PPACA
(PDF 283KB) - May/June
Dependent Coverage Under Federal Health Reform - More Than What Meets The Eye
(PDF 167KB) - March/April
National Health Reform - What's To Come?
(PDF 241KB) - January/February
Understanding Iowa's Out-of-Hospital Law - Its Benefits and its Limitations
(PDF 570KB)
2009
- November/December
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule - The Time to Comply is Now!
(PDF 208KB) - September/October
Changes in L.L.C. Law May Impact Your Practice
(PDF 193KB) - July/August
Economic Stimulus Incentive Monies For EHR - What Must Physicians Do?
(PDF 215KB) - May/June
Medicare RACs - On Their Way to Iowa
(PDF 538KB) - March/April
HIPAA Revisited - New Requirements in the Economic Stimulus Bill
(PDF 207KB) - January/February
Red Flag Rules - "Whatever am I to do?"
(PDF 213KB)
2008
- November/December
Blues MDL Compliance Processes - A Quick Primer
(PDF 234KB) - September/October
Medicare Advantage Plans - Regulatory Quirks
(PDF 169KB) - July/August
Medicare DMEPOS Accreditation And Competitive Bidding - Relief On Both Fronts
(PDF 846KB) - May/June
Immunizations by Pharmacists - The Current State of Iowa Regulation
(PDF 838KB) - March/April
Medical Staff Bylaws in Iowa - A Contract?
(PDF 848KB) - January/February
IBM Investigations - When Has A Doctor Been "Investigated?"
(PDF 848KB)
2007
- November/December
On the Regulatory Radar Screen! - Prescriptions for Family and for Management of Pain
(PDF 842KB) - September/October
Unassigned Patients in the ER and Followup Care - Whose Responsibility is it?
(PDF 839KB) - July/August
Health Plan Advocacy - The Next Generation
(PDF 948KB) - May/June
Finance Charges V. Late Fees - Further Points to Ponder
(PDF 1.34MB) - March/April
Charging Interest on Patient Accounts - Caution!
(PDF 729KB) - January/February
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse - Initiatives on the Horizon
(PDF 1.20MB)