http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers-search/health-care.html Avvo.com - Health Care Legal Guides http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/what-to-do-when-the-national-board-of-medical-examiners-challenges-your-step--scores The National Board of Medical Examiners and the Federation of State Medical Boards in the summer of 2008 started challenging scores from medical students who had used or attended review courses sponsored by Optima University in New Jersey or Tennessee. Steps One and Two may be invalidated Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:11:03 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/the-business-of-medicine--complying-with-the-ftc-red-flags-rule Despite the constant drone of news reports about larger issues on the healthcare horizon, for most of you, the Red Flags Rule under the FACT Act will be the next in the growing list of Federal laws, regulations, and acronyms affecting your practices. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:25:43 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/considerations-for-durable-power-of-attorney-for-health-care A durable power of attorney for health care allows the agent to make health care decisions when the principal has become incapacitated and( if authorized )to make decisions regarding disconnecting life support, and can be used to obtain doctors letters to prove that the principal is incapacitated. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:46:54 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/hippa-protects-your-privacy HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and med providers. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:32:06 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/workers-compensation-is-part-of-the-great-health-care-debate As the US Senate signals the beginning of the floor debate of the proposed health care legislation, a new chapter is about to be written in the Workers' Compensation medical benefit delivery system. If any of the five proposed bills, or prodigies of any, are enacted into law the nation's workers' co Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:28:15 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/computer-fraud-and-abuse-act The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a private right of action for a person or entity that suffers damage as a result of unauthorized access to protected data by an individual. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:36:10 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/how-to-file-a-medical-provider-lien-in-georgia A lien can get a provider a seat at the settlement table, and settlement cannot occur without physician buy-in. 100% of billed charges are recoverable, and the lien is only on the cause of action. The physician must not be participating with the patient's carrier to utilize this technique. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:46:05 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/michelles-law The law was enacted to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:45:23 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/the-paul-wellstone-and-pete-domenici-mental-health-parity-and-addiction-equity-act The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act ("MHPAEA") amends the existing federal Mental Health Parity Act. Following is a summary of MHPAEA's key provisions. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:43:59 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/correcting-entries-in-your-medical-chart-in-washington-state Patients in Washington State have the right to review their own medical records and to request amendments or corrections to their records if they believe certain entries are inaccurate. See, RCW 70.02.100 and RCW 70.02.110 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:57:40 PDT