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Wade Emmert
Oklahoma Chiropractic Clinic, Owner, and Referring Physicians Pay $465,000 to Settle Federal False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations
From United States Department of Justice: Chiropractic Associates and Dr. Scott Kirkpatrick paid $365,000 to settle allegations of wrongfully paying physicians to induce referrals of durable…
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Investigation with Phoenix Healthcare
From U.S. Health and Human Services: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a settlement with Phoenix Healthcare…
New State Health Privacy Laws—Moving Beyond HIPAA and Recasting Consumer Health Data Rights?
From Jones Day, by Alexis S. Gilroy, Lisa M. Ropple, Ryan P. Blaney, Claire E. Castles, Jennifer C. Everett and Kristen Pollock McDonald: The new consumer…
ACA Health Insurance Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK
From National Public Radio, by Julie Appleby: Some consumers are being switched from one ACA insurance plan to another without their consent, potentially disrupting their medical…
The Compounding Problems of Semaglutide, the Miracle Weight-Loss Drug
Semaglutide weight loss drugs are quite literally saving people’s lives. There are so many health benefits to losing weight that demand for the drugs is off…
California Enacts First-in-Nation Pharmacy Medication Error Reporting Law
From Husch Blackwell, by Kevin Khachatryan: On October 8, 2023, the California Governor signed Assembly Bill 1286 (AB 1286), a comprehensive pharmacy bill aimed at enhancing…
USPTO Issues Training Materials to Examiners for Searching FDA and NIH Resources
From Knobbe Martens, by Joseph Mallon, Ashley Morales: On March 20, 2024, the USPTO issued an alert about new training materials for patent examiners, developed to…
Texas Physicians Push for More Regulation Over Med Spas
From KCENTV, by Baylee Bates: Physicians are raising concerns over the lack of regulation and policy enforcement in the medical spa (med spa) industry, following the…
How to Start a Med Spa in Texas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3hht4haZVA I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Most med spas in Texas are not compliant with Texas law. Either they are formed…