The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently addressed application of the Patient Safety Quality Improvement Act (“PSQIA”), 42 U.S.C. § 299b 22(a), and the Peer Review Protection Act (“PRPA”), 63 P.S. § 425.4 in a case involving Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, a...
You received an offer for a new employment position – what do you do next? Before signing a physician or dentist employment contract, I recommend consulting with an experienced health care attorney. All terms guiding your relationship with the hospital...
Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC Health Law Attorneys Vasilios J. Kalogredis[i] and Rachel E. Lusk. As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020, the United...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has issued additional guidance for healthcare providers as a component of Governor Wolf’s phased reopening plan, particularly related to performing non-urgent procedures. On May 8th and 9th, the DOH identified several state-wide “operating protocols”...
On May 7, 2020 the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) extended the deadline for healthcare providers to attest to receipt of payments from the Provider Relief Fund and accept the Terms and Conditions. Providers will now have...
Health Law Alert. On April 27, 2020 the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued revised Guidance permitting ambulatory surgery facilities (ASFs) to resume performing elective surgeries and procedures if the ASF makes an affirmative decision that it is able to do...
At President Trump’s direction, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a new toolkit to help state and local healthcare decision makers maximize workforce flexibilities when confronting Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
The Coronavirus pandemic has increased the focus on ways for patients to see physicians without having to have in person visits in every instance. Healthcare practitioners and patients need to seriously consider how telehealth can best serve their respective needs...
Dear Clients and Friends: In this COVID-19 world in which we are living, it is more important than ever to stay updated as to what is going on. Things are moving and changing very quickly. See the below as to...
Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC Health Law Attorneys Vasilios J. Kalogredis[i] and Rachel E. Lusk. On November 15, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule updating its advisory opinion regulations, codified at...
Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC Health Law Attorneys Vasilios J. Kalogredis[i] and Rachel E. Lusk. The hospital entities of Sanford Health, Sanford Medical Center and the Sanford Clinic (collectively, “Sanford”) of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, have agreed to...
Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC attorneys Vasilios J. Kalogredis[i] and Rachel E. Lusk. On Oct. 3, President Trump signed an executive order focused on making changes to the current Medicare program. The order, titled “Protecting and Improving Medicare...