Health Care Law
What is the Stark Law and how can it impact Texas physicians?
Texas physicians and other medical professionals will strive to provide the best possible care for their patients and give them the services they need. If medical care were as simple as that, it might be much easier to navigate. However, the reality is that health...
Health insurance companies may have penalties for late payments
Healthcare providers in Texas provide very important services and care for their patients, but the care can be expensive. As such healthcare providers rely on patients’ health insurance to pay for the medical bills. While there may be some negotiations on the amount...
Breach of contract common issue for medical practices
As an owner of a medical practice in Texas, you will likely have to enter into agreements with various vendors and suppliers to be able to get the equipment and supplies you need to run your business. For example, let’s say you have entered into a contract with a...
Patient notification requirements when leaving a medical practice
Physicians have the right to change where they practice, just like any other profession. Whether they do so for a different challenge, because they relocate to a different city or they find a more lucrative position elsewhere, it’s a personal decision left to the...
A medical practice will need a compliant collections system
Like any other business, a medical practice has to make sure that it gets timely and fair payment for the services it provides. After all, despite its being a critical service, providing medical care is not at all cheap. Likewise, physicians and their support team are...
Forming a professional association for doctors in Texas
Medicine is different from other professions in many ways. That said, going into practice as a doctor is in some ways the same as opening any other kind of business. Do it right and you set up a practice that will take care of your patients and earn you a living with...
Long-term care planning and the rising costs of nursing home care
During the estate planning process, long-term care planning has to be part of the process. This is because many of us will need this, whether it is because we make it to late in life or due to some accident or disability. Plus, the costs can bust even the most...