Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 11, 2026
Read the issue: Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 11, 2026False Claims Act settlements and judgments announced in the first half of 2026 total more than $1.8 billion The total includes two nine-figure Medicare Advantage resolutions and a customs duties settlement exceeding half a billion dollars, the largest of its kind. As…
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If the Government Cut Medicare Fraud, It Wouldn’t Have to Cut Medicare
From Merrill Matthews, writing for The Hill: The point is that if the federal government were better at preventing Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the programs could…
Is Dropbox HIPAA Compliant?
A lot of my healthcare clients use Dropbox. Many assume, incorrectly, that it is HIPAA compliant. I am generally concerned with any service that declares itself…
Exploring Data De-Identification in Healthcare
From Health IT Analytics: Adequately de-identifying healthcare data is critical for health systems, payers, and other stakeholders to ensure HIPAA compliance. However, the advent of newer…
Healthcare Empowered Ep. 1
https://youtu.be/gVwWYaamcJk Dr. Chad Glines and Dr. Caleb Braddock are well-known in North Texas. They are the founders and owners of Genesis Back & Neck, a chiropractic…
Texas Med Spa FAQ
The American Med Spa Association defines a medical spa as a hybrid between an aesthetic medical center and a day spa” with four core elements: (1)…
Part II: The Investigation. Handling Licensing Board Investigations from Complaint to SOAH Hearing
This is a four-part series on Handling Licensing Board Investigations from Complaint to SOAH Hearing. In preparation for this series, I talked to several of the…
Does a Doctor of Pastoral Medicine Degree Expand a Practitioner’s Scope of Practice?
There is a mistaken belief that a D.PSc., PSC.D or Doctor of Pastoral Medicine degree from the Texas-based, Pastoral Medical Association, will expand the scope of…
Part I: What’s Going On? Handling Licensing Board Investigations from Complaint to SOAH Hearing
This is a four-part series on Handling Licensing Board Investigations from Complaint to SOAH Hearing. In preparation for this series, I talked to several of the…
Telehealth Expansion in Texas
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many patients and practitioners to find new ways to connect. The most obvious tool is telehealth, the use of audio-visual platforms to…