by Karen McKeithen Schaede | Jan 14, 2022 | Health Care Law
On January 1, 2022, the federal No Surprises Act went into effect, intended to reduce “surprise bills” being sent to patients for services rendered at hospitals and surgery centers, as well as physicians providing services at those facilities. These...
by Karen McKeithen Schaede | Jan 5, 2022 | Health Care Law
The government issued guidance on December 21, 2021, on permitting healthcare providers to disclose protected health information (PHI) for the purpose of extreme risk protection orders and to prevent someone from accessing firearms in a mental health crisis....
by Karen McKeithen Schaede | Aug 2, 2021 | Business Law, Health Care Law, News
Can my employer make me get a vaccine? Do I have a constitutional right to refuse to get a vaccine? What happens if I refuse to get the vaccine? These and other questions were posed to Attorney Karen McKeithen-Schaede by Fox 8 News. Click the link to read and...
by Karen McKeithen Schaede | Jul 15, 2021 | Health Care Law
As health care organizations are becoming more dependent on digital systems to store patient information, the risk of cybersecurity is escalating. Therefore, a trend of “standard of care” has emerged that requires the attention of healthcare leaders. Standard...
by Karen McKeithen Schaede | Jun 3, 2021 | Health Care Law
Information blocking is a practice by a health care provider, health information network, or health information exchange that they know, or should know, will likely interfere with, prevent or materially discourage access, exchange or use of electronic health...
by Karen McKeithen Schaede | May 10, 2021 | Health Care Law
Requiring employees to be vaccinated so as not to pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others in the workplace through potential exposure to or spread of the COVID-19 virus is a permitted employer practice. The Americans with Disabilities Act...
