Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 18, 2026
Read the issue: Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 18, 2026A Houston-area pharmacist was convicted of conspiracy to pay health care kickbacks after paying more than $2 million for patient referrals Tronown Thomas owned and operated Rayford ACP Pharmacy in Spring, Texas, and paid the owner of a Houston clinic for referrals…
Recent Health Law Highlights Issues
HIPAA Unique Identifiers Explained
Summary of article from The HIPAA Journal, by Steve Adler: HIPAA mandates unique identifiers for employers, health plans, and healthcare providers to…
Ramping Up: Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care
Summary of article from Dickinson Wright, by Patrick Masterson, Pahl Zinn: In early 2024, the Biden administration intensified antitrust enforcement, particularly targeting…
Information Blocking: Disincentives Established for Health Care Providers
Summary of article from Baker Donelson, by Julie Kilgore: The Disincentives Final Rule, established under the Cures Act, aims to deter information…
ChatGPT Gives Better Answers to Health-Related Questions Than Human Physicians, Study Finds
Summary of article from PsyPost, by Vladimir Hedrih: A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that ChatGPT provided superior responses to…
5 Best Practices for Achieving Healthcare Cloud Compliance
Summary of article from Pro IT Today, by Christopher Tozzi: Healthcare organizations can ensure cloud compliance by adopting several key practices. Implementing…
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Texas’s New IV Therapy Law: What Patients, Clinics, and Clinicians Need to Know
After a highly publicized death linked to an IV infusion at a Texas spa in 2023, state lawmakers moved to bring clearer…