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The April edition of Microsoft Health Tech Today is now live. You can watch the entire show or click on any of the photos below to watch only that segment. On the shows home page player, be sure to look for links to additional information…(read more)
In: Health Concerns
29 Mar 2010I wanted to help spread the word about a special webinar I will be hosting on April 8th, Noon to 1PM Eastern. The webinar, provided through the auspices of the Medical Group Management Association , is free to both members and non-members alike….(read more)
In: Health Care Law
27 Mar 2010On March 24, 2010, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the Interim Final Rule with Request for Comments on Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances.
The Interim Final Rule outlines the procedures for health care providers to electronically prescribe controlled substances. The DEA has revised its regulations to provide practitioners with the option of writing prescriptions for [...]
In: Health Concerns
24 Mar 2010While the Republicans and Democrats duke it out over the next several months one thing is clear, healthcare in America (and I should add around the world) is changing. So what are the consequences of health reform? And are these intended or…(read more)
In: Health Care Law
23 Mar 2010On May 4, 2010, I will be participating in a teleconference on The Intersection of Social Media and Human Subjects Research. The teleconference is co-sponsored by the American Health Lawyers Association Health Information Technology, Life Sciences and Teaching Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers Practice Groups.
The moderator for the teleconference will be Karl A. Thallner, Jr., [...]
In: Health Concerns
22 Mar 2010So the waters have parted and America will now provide affordable health insurance for all. On an earlier blog post , I explained why health insurance is different from any other kind of insurance because everyone who is insured collects on it;…(read more)
In: Health Care Law
18 Mar 2010Update from Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on issuance of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) implementing changes to HIPAA under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). Health care organizations and health lawyers have been anxiously awaiting rules implementing and interpreting the changes because the effective date for many of [...]
In: Health Concerns
17 Mar 2010Im very excited to tell you about the April edition of Microsoft Health Tech Today . Health Tech Today is our monthly, on-line video magazine at the intersection of health and information technology. Our April show will premiere on March…(read more)
In: Health Care Law
16 Mar 2010Today the West Virginia State Bar announced that the West Virginia State Bar’s Unlawful Practice of Law Committee has released Advisory Opinion 10-001, relating to questions from attorneys regarding its interpretation of Rule 8 of the West Virginia Rules of Admission to the Practice of Law, relating to admissions pro hac [...]
In: Health Concerns
11 Mar 2010Early in my career at Microsoft, I traveled around the United States giving keynotes at healthcare executive events organized by our company. For some of those events I was joined on the podium by health industry author, lecturer, executive, physician…(read more)
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