Active shooter events are devastating and unpredictable, says Melissa Gonzalez Boyce, a legal editor for XpertHR. She also points out that…
WORKPLACE SAFETY
Six steps to prepare for an active shooter event in the workplace
October 4, 2019 by
RISK MANAGEMENT
How your staff can help prevent costly malpractice lawsuits
October 4, 2019 by
Doctors aren’t the only ones who cause malpractice claims. Staff can cause them too by the way they treat the patients and by the way they do their jobs…
WORKING WITH PHYSICIANS
How to handle the ‘bully doctor’ without losing your temper or your job
October 4, 2019 by
A growing concern in all types of professional offices is the bully boss. “Bullying is the issue for this decade that sexual harassment was in the…
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
How to manage maternity or leaves of absence
September 27, 2019 by
Employee leaves of absence for maternity or medical reasons can be tricky to navigate and can place heavy staffing and…
MANAGING STAFF
The plain and practical side of medical office managing
September 20, 2019 by
Equally as important as regulations, revenue, coding, and Medicare are the day-to-day issues of running the office and managing the…
BLOG
Immigration, salary threshold, LGBTQ discrimination, emojis and more
September 19, 2019 by
By Mike O’Brien bio
Administration (SSA) just announced its plan to mail a second set of “no-match letters” to employers this fall. These notices request…
COMPLIANCE
Massachusetts practice busted for taking free POCT cups from Millennium
September 16, 2019 by
Case: A northern Massachusetts medical practice and Detroit pain clinic became the latest downstream providers to…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
Easy ways to make your medical office healthier
September 16, 2019 by
A medical practice focuses on patient health and wellbeing. Yet, too often, the workplace doesn’t promote staff health and wellbeing – and, in fact, detracts from it…
BLOG
5 essential steps to ensure an effective HIPAA program
September 6, 2019 by
By Danika Brinda bio
HIPAA Compliance is a term that is often thrown around the healthcare industry; however, I commonly ask myself: Is the meaning of HIPAA Compliance the same throughout the…
ENFORCEMENT
Doctors pay $1.1 million to settle genetic test kickback claims
September 6, 2019 by
Kickbacks for genetic test referrals has become a focus of recent federal enforcement action. The most recent case involves…
