This blog focuses on understanding the complex healthcare, and wise ways to improve the health and wellbeing of all people.
Today the West Virginia State Bar announced that the West Virginia State Bar’s Unlawful Practice of Law Committee has released Advisory Opinion 10-001, relating to questions from attorneys regarding its interpretation of Rule 8 of…Continue Reading
Update from Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on issuance of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) implementing changes to HIPAA under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). Health care organizations…Continue Reading
On May 4, 2010, I will be participating in a teleconference on The Intersection of Social Media and Human Subjects Research. The teleconference is co-sponsored by the American Health Lawyers Association Health Information Technology, Life…Continue Reading
On March 24, 2010, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the Interim Final Rule with Request for Comments on Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances. The Interim Final Rule outlines the procedures for health care providers…Continue Reading
Today the WVU Mountaineers take on the Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA Final Four. Good luck to the Mountaineers as they try to move on to the Championship Game on Monday night against the…Continue Reading
Yesterday I saw a post on the Official Google Blog about making your own search story videos in minutes. The post announced Google’s simple to use search story video creation tool. Google introduced these search…Continue Reading
Today the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Department of Health and Human Services issued a Request for Information titled HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health…Continue Reading
Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule revising the conditions of participation (CoPs) for hospitals and critical access hospitals allowing for a new credentialing and privileging process for…Continue Reading
On May 10, 2010, the West Virginia Board of Medicine has issued a new Policy Statement – Guidelines for Physicians in Collaborative Relationships with Advanced Nurse Practitioners or Certified Nurse Midwives; Standard of Practice. The…Continue Reading
Brian Peterson posts on a fascinating West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decision involving the use of social media between a juror and defendant and the issue of disclosure of such connections during voir dire.…Continue Reading