In July 2022, Maryland’s highest appellate court issued a decision in Williams v. Dimensions Health Corporation, dealing with a hospital’s liability for the negligence of an independent contractor treating emergencies at the hospital. The Doctrine Generally, a principal is liable for the negligence of its agents. More specifically, an employer is responsible for the negligence…Read More
Kate Gilman was featured in the latest issue of MedChi Maryland Medicine Journal. Please check out page 11 on Steps how to develop and maintain a successful private practice HERE
In 2002, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Maryland Health Care Worker Whistleblower Protection Act (Act) which bars health care organizations from firing or otherwise retaliating against employees who in good faith “blow the whistle” on their employer’s alleged illegal conduct. In 2022, Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, for the first time addressed the proof needed…Read More
With increasing regulatory scrutiny and litigation by employees against employer-sponsored group health plans, now would be a good time to find out if your employer-sponsored group health plan is compliant with behavioral health parity rules. MHPAEA and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 In 2008, the U.S. Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity…Read More
On October 1, 2022, the District of Columbia will begin implementing a new non-compete law that prohibits the use of non-compete clauses in newly signed employment agreements affecting most everyone who works in the District of Columbia, except highly paid doctors. The new law also prohibits employers from restricting an employee’s right to moonlight pursuant…Read More
Thursday, June 16, 20225:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Sheraton Baltimore NorthTowson, MD There is no fee for this seminar, but registration is required because space is limited. Please register no later than Monday, June 6, 2022. Please click here to register. The Maryland General Assembly was busy again this year, and there are new Maryland laws that will affect…Read More
According to a report by Bloomberg Law on March 30, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expecting to recoup approximately $100 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments from providers that fail to report on their use of funds by November 30, 2021. On March 10th, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)…Read More
With the emergence of COVID-19, many businesses have carefully taken various precautions to prevent, where possible, viral exposures to their employees and customers. Consequently, the world has witnessed the birth of many new phenomena, such as social distancing and the deployment of remote-work teams. However, despite their good faith efforts to prevent further infections, many…Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued new rules modernizing the Stark and Anti-Kickback laws. As discussed in the summer edition of TOPICS, the most transformative part of the rules, now in effect, update both laws to reflect the industry trend of encouraging…Read More
Klik Solutions recently acquired a large medical company in Maryland as a client. The medical firm was concerned about security and was experiencing outages that strongly affected the operation of medical equipment. Accordingly, these issues endangered work with the clinic’s clients. Client Profile The medical center is one of the largest in the state with over…Read More