Business

Escobar Materiality Requirement Wipes Out $347 Million Jury Verdict in False Claims Act Case

Jun 19, 2018 at 03:33 pm by steve

In 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Universal Health Servs. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar which dealt, in part, with how the "materiality" requirement sh.... Read More

European Union's General Data Protection Regulation

Jun 19, 2018 at 03:16 pm by steve

You may have heard a lot lately about GDPR lately and thought "Why should I care? It probably won't affect me or my business." In reality, the implications of GDPR are far-rea.... Read More

Alabama Caught in the Mire of the Hospital Wage Index

Jun 19, 2018 at 03:02 pm by steve

"The methodology was flawed to begin with," says Danne Howard, chief policy officer with Alabama Hospital Association (AlaHA), about Medicare's method for calculating the reim.... Read More

The Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018

May 08, 2018 at 02:36 pm by steve

On June 1, 2018, any person or business that acquires or uses personally identifiable information of an Alabama resident, or contracts to maintain, store, process or access su.... Read More

Staying Focused on Practice Business Strategy

May 08, 2018 at 02:17 pm by steve

I recently attended a conference in Las Vegas where I caught up with colleagues who specialize in healthcare operations and business strategy. However, like many destinations.... Read More