LegalEase Articles from Iowa Medicine magazine

• Medical Staff Bylaws in Iowa – A Contract? (Mar-Apr 2008)
  
  
• IBM Investigations - When Has A Doctor Been "Investigated?" (Jan-Feb 2008)
  
  
• On the Regulatory Radar Screen! - Prescriptions for Family and for Management of Pain (Nov-Dec 2007)
  
  
• Unassigned Patients in the ER and Followup Care - Whose Responsibility is it? (Sept-Oct 2007)
  
  
• Health Plan Advocacy - The Next Generation (July-Aug 2007)
  
  
• Finance Charges V. Late Fees - Further Points to Ponder (May-June 2007)
  
  
• Charging Interest on Patient Accounts - Caution! (Mar-April 2007)
  
  
• Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse - Initiatives on the Horizon (Jan-Feb 2007)
  
  
• Medicare Advantage Contracting - Be watchful now and ready for the future (Nov-Dec 2006)
  
  
• Rental PPO Networks - Be Aware! - A discount here may show up again and again (Sept-Oct 2006)
  
  
• Retention of Medical Records - Guideposts to consider (July-Aug 2006)
  
  
• Medical Negligence & the locality rule - "That's how medicine is practiced here." (May-June 2006)
  
  
• Physican/Pharmacist Collaboration - Regulation on the way! (Mar-April 2006)
  
  
• The Ethics of Epidemics - When healing puts the doctor's life in danger (Jan-Feb 2006)
  
  
• Iowa Insurance Division - Regulatory Protections (Nov-Dec 2005)
  
  
• Drug Samples - Regulatory Requirements (Sept-Oct 2005)
  
  
• Electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring (Sept-Oct 2004)
  
  
• Expert Testimony by Physicians - Ethical Considerations (Mar-April 2005)
  
  
• Family Members - Financial Responsibility for Care (Mar-April 2004)
  
  
• Health Plans - Iowa Marketplace (May-June 2004)
  
  
• Health Plans - Multi-District Class Action Litigation (July-Aug 2004)
  
  
• HIPAA - Fees for Medical Records (Nov-Dec 2004)
  
  
• HIPAA - National Provider Identifier (July-Aug 2005)
  
  
• HIPAA - Security (Jan-Feb 2004)
  
  
• Impaired or Incompetent Colleagues - Physician Reporting Responsibilities (Jan-Feb. 2005)
  
  
• Terminating Patient Care - Ethical and Legal Considerations (May-June 2005)