Legal steps that need to be taken before you can leave your medical practice

Legal steps that need to be taken before you can leave your medical practice
Legal, practical implications of converting your physician practice to a provider-based outpatient department of the hospital
Conduct periodic internal reviews of your practice operations
Periodic reviews of internal operations, compliance with the law can help you discover and correct problems in your practice
Review laws governing collaboration of healthcare systems, hospitals, physician practices before consolidating
Termination provisions your employment agreement should include; plus other considerations to address before you transition
Business associate agreements under pressure to meet new, expanded HIPAA standards
Key benefits, as well as legal structure options, post-merger governance, noncompetition and buy-out provisions, and bail out clauses should be addressed when contemplating a medical practice merger
Doctors must consider, review bylaws of hospital medical staff privileges when entertaining employment with a hospital or private practice
Failure to have an updated Notice of Privacy Practices by September 23, 2013 could result in fines and penalties