John Weeks at The Integrator Blog has put together an excellent summary of new provisions of federal law affecting complementary, alternative and integrative medicine and health care.
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Federal Self-Referral (Stark) and Anti-Kickback Analysis for Integrative Care Centers
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Any multidisciplinary physician practice or group practice (including practices including CAM practitioners in integrative care centers) should be reviewed by an attorney for self-referral and kickback concerns.…
FDA Medical Device Law and State Legal Issues Affecting MDs and Other Health Care Practitioners
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Doctors, psychologists and other practitioners who use medical devices to assess patient’s "energy fields" need legal advice about FDA rules, medical board discipline, malpractice liability and related legal risks.…
FDA can seize unapproved medical devices used for “energy diagnosis”
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If you are performing an "energetic diagnosis" for your healing or health care practice, beware of FDA medical device rules.…
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Telemedicine prohibitions and legal rules governing online patient consults
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With advent of Google health and online personalized, health care recommendations, telemedicine legal issues frequently arise.…
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Self-referral, Kickback, and Fee-Splitting Legal Issues in Health Care
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New York, like California and other states, has provisions prohibiting Self-referral, Kickback, and Fee-Splitting when physicians and other healthcare providers have an ownership or compensation interest in entities to which they refer.…
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California law has HIPAA-like privacy provisions for personal information
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California legislation regulates privacy and personal information in ways similar to the new 2009 HITECH Act that modifies HIPAA.…
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Health care reform legislation 1,000 pages later
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Health care reform legislation is so dense it may be impenetrable, legal authorities say.…
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H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine: legal issues
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Can the government legally force people to take the H1N1 swine flu vaccine?…
Telemedicine issues addressed by regulation
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Telemedicine law increasingly affects our clients, whether they are physicians or non-medical, holistic health practitioners.
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