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Ohio Medical Board Changes Telemedicine Rules

Client Alert

November 16, 2021

Click here to read an article by BMD Healthcare and Hospital Law Member Scott Sandrock from the Fall 2021 Edition of the Stark County Medical Society News.

Posted by Scott P. Sandrock

Scott P. Sandrock Healthcare and Hospital Law

Client Alert

ChatGPT for Legal Research

July 12, 2023How trustworthy and beneficial is ChatGPT for legal research? What are the benefits and drawbacks of using this tool in the legal system. Posted by Law Clerks Kyle Benson and Junwoo Shim, with Attorney Hilary DeSaussure Client Alert

Supreme Court Rules that Employers Must Show Substantial Increased Costs to Legally Decline Employees’ Religious Accommodation Requests

June 29, 2023On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled in Groff v. DeJoy that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) employers must show, in order to decline religious accommodations, that the burden of granting religious accommodations to employees will result in substantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of an employer’s particular business, thus amending the prior, simple standard of a “de minimis” undue hardship. Posted by Bryan Meek, with Mercedes Sieg Client Alert

Recent HIPAA Breach Settlements - Lessons Learned

June 19, 2023According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the consequences for providers may include settlements of $30,000 to $240,000. OCR recently released two settlements for improper breaches of protected health information (PHI) that are good examples of the major monetary penalties that can result from common HIPAA mistakes. Posted by Ashley Watson Client Alert

Supreme Court Issues Major False Claims Act Decision

June 5, 2023 Posted by Amanda Waesch, Matt Heinle, and Bryan Meek with Brendan Mohan Client Alert

Telehealth Flexibility Updates: HIPAA, DEA, and CMS

May 12, 2023The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) officially ended on May 11, 2023. But what does that mean for telehealth, a field that expanded exponentially during the PHE? Fortunately, many of the flexibilities will remain intact, at least temporarily. This client alert presents a brief overview of the timelines that providers need to follow, but for a more comprehensive review of telehealth flexibilities and when they will end Posted by Ashley Watson