Check back throughout the year for recent news articles and newsletter postings.

• HEALTH CARE: PROFESSIONAL REGULATION UPDATE
• HEALTHCARE: MEDICARE SERIOUSLY TIGHTENS RULES CONCERNING QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ASSIST PHYSICIANS IN DELIVERING PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN THE OFFICE SETTING
• HEALTH CARE: TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS SOON TO REPORT PHYSICIAN VENTURES
• STARK: PROPOSED STARK CHANGES: UPDATED
• REGULATORY AGENCIES/NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATABANK
• PROTECTING PERSONAL ASSETS
• MALPRACTICE CARRIER HEARINGS
• INSURANCE: Medical Malpractice: Minimizing Risk
• ESTATE PLANNING: THE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FOR ESTATE PLANNING AND CREDITOR PROTECTION
• ESTATE PLANNING: DO YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN PLACE TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY?
• ESTATE TAX: REFORM PROPOSALS FROM THE HOUSE AND SENATE
• THE STARK LAW CHANGES ARE HERE—AND IT’S NOT OVER YET
• HEALTHCARE: Internet Medical Practice in Illinois and Indiana
• HEALTHCARE: “OIG ADVISORY OPINION 07-05: Selling Your Investment May be Costly.”
• INSURANCE: Workers’ Compensation Insurance Requirements are Alive and Well - AND COULD COST YOU A BUNDLE!
• HEALTHCARE: HIPAA PRIVACY RULE: FOUR YEARS AND COUNTING
• HEALTHCARE: CON LAW REPRIEVE
• HEALTHCARE: ILLINOIS WHISTLEBLOWER REWARD ACT APPROVED BY FEDS
• HEALTHCARE: HANDLING HIPAA COMPLAINTS
• INSURANCE: ILLINOIS CONSUMER FRAUD ACT DOES NOT APPLY TO NEGLIGENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
• HEALTHCARE: PROPOSED MEDICARE BILLING CHANGES FOR PURCHASED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
• INSURANCE: UPDATE ON THE ILLINOIS INSURANCE CLAIMS FRAUD PREVENTION ACT
• HEALTHCARE: NATIONAL PROVIDER NUMBER NOW REQUIRED TO MEDICARE
• INSURANCE: PROCEEDS OF EMPLOYER OWNED LIFE INSURANCE MAY NOW BE TAXABLE IN FULL
• EMPLOYEE DISHONESTY: PROTECTING YOUR OFFICE FROM IMPROPER AND ILLEGAL CONDUCT BY EMPLOYEES
• HEALTHCARE: IRS ISSUES FINAL RULES ON HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
• HEALTHCARE: PRACTICES MAY NOT CHARGE MEDICARE PATIENTS LATE FEES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES
• HEALTHCARE: 2007 RETIREMENT PLAN LIMITS
• HEALTHCARE: ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND OIG ANNOUNCE TARGETED ENFORCEMENT AREAS FOR 2007-2008
• HEALTHCARE: ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT RULES IN FEE-SPLITTING CASE
• HEALTHCARE: ILLINOIS LAW NOW REQUIRES 30-DAY NOTICE BEFORE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES AND FACILITIES CEASE THEIR OPERATIONS
• HEALTHCARE: ILLINOIS ADOPTS LAW MANDATING HOSPITALS TO REPORT MEDICAL ERRORS
• LITIGATION: EXPERT TESTIMONY IN THE COURTROOM
• HEALTHCARE: OIG PROMOTES PROVIDER SELF-DISCLOSURE PROTOCOL INITIATIVE
• HEALTHCARE: ATTENTION: ALL PROVIDERS WHO OWN OR LEASE THE USE OF AN IMAGING FACILITY
• LITIGATION: HOW TO RESPOND TO A COURT ORDER OR SUBPOENA FOR PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS
• HEALTHCARE: NEW CMS REGULATIONS FOR FILING 855 FORMS
• HEALTHCARE: CMS PROJECTS 4.6% REDUCTION IN MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT RATES FOR 2007
• HEALTHCARE: ARE YOU READY FOR AN UNANNOUNCED JCAHO REVIEW?
• EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: INCREASE IN FDIC COVERAGE FOR RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
• TAX: NEW TAX BURDEN ON PARTNERSHIPS
• LITIGATION: PERMISSIBLE WAGE OR PAID-TIME-OFF DEDUCTIONS WHEN SALARIED EMPLOYEES ARE AWAY FROM THE WORKPLACE
• HEALTHCARE: APPELLATE COURT UPHOLDS REGULATION LIMITING PRACTICE OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS IN OFFICES
• HEALTHCARE: PROVISION OF MEDICAL RECORDS TO PATIENTS
• HEALTHCARE: CMS ANNOUNCES NEW RULES APPLYING TO DONATIONS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS AND E-PRESCRIBING TECHNOLOGY
• HEALTHCARE: COURT REJECTS PHYSICIAN’S RETALIATORY DISCHARGE CLAIM
• HEALTHCARE/LITIGATION: LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE ADVERSE INFORMATION ABOUT PHYSICIAN IN LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
• HEALTHCARE: UPDATE ON ATTORNEY GENERAL’S INVESTIGATION OF IMAGING CENTERS
• HEALTHCARE: SOME OFFICE-BASED SURGERIES TO BE TRANSFERRED
• HEALTHCARE: NEW HOSPITAL DRG SYSTEM PROPOSED