The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule that includes timelines for when the patient is entitled to receive a GFE. It can depend greatly upon the patient's insurance status, the provider's insurance network status, and the type of care and location of the service.

Physicians are experiencing the not-so-new phenomenon of negative publicity, but it is happening with more immediacy and reach through social media and other marketing outlets.

The Cooperative of American Physicians is pleased to offer its newly revised and updated Risk Management Institute exclusively to CAP member practices at no cost.

An abnormal test result typically sets in motion a number of follow-up actions by a patient’s treaters. While many of those actions will depend on the particular situation, one of them should be a constant: Telling the patient.

California’s new Senate Bill 606 went into effect January 1, 2022, and includes two components that put more punch in Cal/OSHA’s power to enforce workplace regulations and penalize violations. Cal/OSHA’s expanded ability to pursue enterprise-wide citations by presuming multiple site violations when inspecting, and ability to issue citations for egregious violations has been bolstered by this bill.