10 Legal Mistakes Healthcare Providers Must Avoid

10 Legal

Mistakes Healthcare Providers Must Avoid

Physicians are often unaware of federal regulations that are applicable to their practices, which could lead to medical negligence or malpractice cases that involve medical record analysis and other Formal processes.

There are state-specific laws that cover topics such as privacy and access to health information, disclosure of personal health information, patient medical records, and standards for health insurers including Medicaid.

Here are 10 practices that physicians should avoid to prevent legal problems: Not maintaining medical charts of friends, family, and employees Negligent referral or reference to wrong type of specialist Violation of the Stark Law Accepting kickbacks Prescribing for unknown patients online Not confirming patient before surgery Pre-signing prescriptions Withholding medical records Not reporting doctor’s impairments

If physicians are not sure of a certain practice, they should get legal advice.

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