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As providers continue to rely on software vendors to maintain protected health information ("PHI"), a well-drafted business associate agreement ("BAA") becomes increasingly important. The BAA will set forth the obligations between providers and business associates such as software vendors with respect to the PHI. Software vendors will often attempt...

New regulations governing integrated care are affording health care providers and facility operators a cost-effective opportunity to expand the range of treatment services they offer. As is true in the early stages of any significant regulatory shift, it is vital for providers and operators to stay aware of the complex regulatory developments that ...

This is the first article in an educational series to appear on the MDRXLaw Blog, profiling various regulatory and law enforcement agencies and entities relevant to health care providers. Given the number of agencies and entities having jurisdiction over health care providers, the individual role played by each can often be unclear. This post will ...

NEWS BRIEF: Unprecedented National Health Care Fraud Crackdown; 301 Individuals Charged; $900 Million in False Billing Alleged The joint DOJ-HHS Medicare Fraud Strike Force and twenty-three state Medicaid Fraud Control Units executed an unprecedented nationwide sweep earlier this week, announced as the largest health care fraud takedown in history....

According to Reuters , the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York is investigating links between drugmakers and companies that manage prescription benefits. In at least one instance, the U.S. Attorney is investigating contracts with, services from and payments made to PBMs in connection with certain drugs. The article notes th...

Medical practices, urgent care centers, and other healthcare facilities often employ clinical practitioners, such as physician assistants or nurse practitioners, who frequently work over 40 hours per week.   Whether these employees need to be paid overtime wages is a question our clients frequently ask us in our role as employme...

The firm has successfully completed its representation of a 157-unit co-op corporation in southern Brooklyn, which was severely damaged during Hurricane Sandy, in connection with closing on an HPD Build-It-Back recovery grant.  The effort led by Alec Sauchik, Esq. culminated in the HPD reimbursing the building for past expe...

MDRXLaw is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Healthcare Leaders of New York , the New York chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives . HLNY represents professionals who manage the business affairs of healthcare organizations throughout the New York Metropolitan area. No other professional association is more essential for meet...

For the third year in a row, Kristina Giyaur and Alec Sauchik have been selected to the prestigious list of attorneys - SuperLawyers Rising Stars in Healthcare Law.  Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievemen...