Doug MacKelcan and Michael Masciale Contibute to Professional Liability Defense Federation’s 2019 Survey of Law

by Sean Cantkier | Apr 7, 2020

Doug MacKelcan and Michael Masciale contributed to Professional Liability Defense Federation’s (PLDF) 2019 Survey of Law. The PLDF publishes this survey annually, the goal of the publication is to look back over a year of case law in particular areas and give...

University of Pennsylvania Releases Hospital Census Modeling Tool – Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Apr 6, 2020

Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch. The University of Pennsylvania has released an online tool to help hospitals model projected census for the COVID-19/novel coronavirus pandemic. The tool can be found by clicking here. The variables are...

Office of Civil Rights Further Relaxes HIPAA Enforcement Due to COVID-19 Pandemic – Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Apr 3, 2020

Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch. Last night, the Office of Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) issued further guidance regarding enforcement of the Privacy Rule and related regulations...

Georgia Court of Appeals Remands for Determination of Inconsistency in Verdict – Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Apr 1, 2020

Health Law and Regulation Update Blog post by Eric Frisch. This is the continuing saga of Evans v. Rockdale Hospital. Mrs. Evans presented to the emergency department with what was diagnosed as a brain aneurysm. She and her husband sued the hospital and its nurses for...

Office of Civil Rights Issues HIPAA Enforcement Guidance for Coronavirus – Health Law and Regulation Update Blog Post by Eric Frisch

by Sean Cantkier | Mar 30, 2020

Recent Health Law and Regulation Update Blog post by Eric Frisch. The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) division of the Department of Human Services is responsible for enforcing HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, and related regulations. On Saturday, OCR issued guidance relaxing...