Arizona Enacts “Surprise Out-Of-Network” Balance Billing Law
by Paul Giancola Arizona has joined the national trend of trying to solve the “problem” of “surprise medical out-of-network bills.” The prevalence of this concern was reported in the New England...
View ArticleNevada’s Direct Primary Care Crisis
In 2012, Turntable Health opened its doors in downtown Las Vegas with one goal—providing preventive healthcare at a reasonable cost. As a direct primary care (“DPC”) clinic, Turntable Health offered...
View ArticleMaking Informed Decisions About Informed Consent
Patients have come to expect that they will be actively involved in making decisions about their health care. Informed consent aids patient involvement and provides a process whereby a health care...
View ArticleProtecting Vulnerable Adults While Protecting Their Physicians – A Proposed...
The Arizona Supreme Court’s recent decision in Delgado v. Manor Care of Tucson AZ, LLC, subjects health care providers to liability for ordinary negligence under the Adult Protective Services Act....
View ArticleTelemedicine Reimbursement and Regulation: an Overview for Providers
The advent of telemedicine supplies a unique and convenient gateway for patients and providers to connect. The benefits of telemedicine range from increased access to care for patients, to increased...
View ArticleRequired Reporting of Privileged Information
Arizona physicians must report to the Medical Board “any information that appears to show that a doctor of medicine is or may be medically incompetent, is or may be guilty of unprofessional conduct or...
View ArticleHHS Seeks Public Comment on the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Earlier today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS OCR) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Specifically, HHS...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court of Arizona Holds That Hospitals May Not Use Liens Against...
On March 9, 2020, the Supreme Court of Arizona issued its ruling in Ansley, et al. v. Banner Health Network, et al., 2020 WL 1126300 (2020), finding that hospitals may not utilize Arizona Revised...
View ArticlePost-Roe Access to Abortion in Arizona: Implications for Patients and Providers
In a 5-4 decision on Friday, June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. As a result of the ruling, many individuals across the country will not have access to...
View ArticleHealth App Confusion: (Another) Reason for a Comprehensive Federal Data...
Chase Millea recently published a blog post for the Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys on the current state of U.S. data privacy laws and their impact on consumers. The full article is available...
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CMS’ Transparency-in-Coverage Rule: One Year Later
By Derek Flint, Claudia E. Stedman, and Danny McDermott1 In October 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized the Transparency in Coverage Rule (“the Rule”), requiring...
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HHS Establishes Certification Requirements for Artificial Intelligence and...
By Derek Flint and Paul J. Giancola As the impact of artificial intelligence on various sectors of the U.S. economy grew in 2023, so did the involvement of regulators and policymakers. One of the most...
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