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Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter LLP

Blue Banner Health Law attorney Scott Chase

Health Care Law

Led by Board Certified health care attorney Scott Chase,

FGHW provides general counsel services to physicians,

physician groups, and businesses throughout the healthcare industry.

Award-Winning Attorneys

Located in downtown Dallas, the award-winning attorneys at Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter provide legal services to businesses and individuals.

Business Transactions

From business formation, to employment contracts and physician non-competition agreements, to mergers and acquisitions, FGHW assists health care professionals in every aspect of their businesses.

Compliance

FGHW assists employers, physicians, and health care businesses to comply with statutory and regulatory government requirements, such as HIPAA, the ACA, anti-kickback, and other state and federal laws.

All 19 /FGHW News 0 /HIPAA 6 /Medicare, ACA, & Payment Issues 4 /Physician Practice Matters 5 /Regulatory Issues 4

Telemedicine/Telehealth: Update on Regulatory Issues

February 10, 2020/by Scott Chase

2019 Update on Balance Billing and Texas Health Insurance Law

June 19, 2019/by Scott Chase

The Revised AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Commercial Interactions with U.S. Health Care Professionals

April 22, 2019/by Scott Chase

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act

August 22, 2018/by Scott Chase

The Expansion (Finally) of Telemedicine in Texas: A Brief History and Future Applications and Considerations for Healthcare Providers

May 22, 2018/by Katie Ackels

The 5 Most Important Decisions in a Physician Employment Agreement

February 6, 2018/by Scott Chase

$2.5M settlement shows that not understanding HIPAA requirements creates financial risk

June 4, 2017/by Jennifer Snow

What is the status of ObamaCare, and why should I care?

April 26, 2017/by Scott Chase

Healthcare providers’ risk of data breach

March 11, 2017/by Scott Chase

Balance billing and Texas healthcare law

November 3, 2015/by Clara Evans

Physician non-competition agreements

January 21, 2015/by Jennifer Snow

Corporate practice of medicine

January 21, 2015/by Jennifer Snow

HIPAA and business associates

January 21, 2015/by Jennifer Snow

What is HIPAA?

January 21, 2015/by Jennifer Snow

HIPAA violation creates lawsuit claim

January 21, 2015/by Jennifer Snow

Affordable Care Act employer information

January 21, 2015/by Jennifer Snow

What Is the Stark Law?

January 21, 2015/by Jennifer Snow

What Is the “Anti-Kickback” Statute?

January 21, 2015/by Jennifer Snow

$150,000 Fine for HIPAA Violation

January 12, 2015/by Scott Chase
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Telemedicine/Telehealth: Update on Regulatory Issues

February 10, 2020/in Regulatory Issues/by Scott Chase

This article was originally printed in Dallas County Medical Society’s Dallas Medical Journal, November 2019. This article will focus on updates to regulatory issues that could impact a physician’s practice of telemedicine or any other provider’s practice of telehealth. The terms ‘telemedicine’ and ‘telehealth’ are often used interchangeably, but there is a growing difference. Telemedicine […]

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2019 Update on Balance Billing and Texas Health Insurance Law

June 19, 2019/in Medicare, ACA, & Payment Issues/by Scott Chase

This article updates the prior article, “Balance billing and Texas healthcare law.” “Balance billing” occurs when doctors, hospitals, or other health care providers who are not contracted with a patient’s health maintenance organization (HMO) or preferred provider benefit plan (PPO) bill the patient for the difference between the amount the health plan pays and the […]

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The Revised AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Commercial Interactions with U.S. Health Care Professionals

April 22, 2019/in Regulatory Issues/by Scott Chase

Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) is a trade association for companies producing medical devices, diagnostic products, and health information systems. Relationships between AdvaMed member companies and Health Care Professionals (HCPs) are vital to the development of medical technologies, their safe and effective use, and medical research and education. However, these relationships can also create risk […]

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The Physician Payments Sunshine Act

August 22, 2018/in Physician Practice Matters/by Scott Chase

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (“PPSA”) requires medical product manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics, and medical supplies covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program to annually disclose to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) any payments or transfers of value made to physicians or teaching hospitals. The PPSA is designed […]

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The Expansion (Finally) of Telemedicine in Texas: A Brief History and Future Applications and Considerations for Healthcare Providers

May 22, 2018/in Physician Practice Matters/by Katie Ackels

If you are a healthcare provider in Texas looking to supplement, or even transition, your practice into telemedicine, now is your time. Texas has always been a prime candidate for the benefits of telemedicine. It is an expansive state, with a large rural population that is often distant from medical care. Thus, Texas residents are uniquely […]

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The 5 Most Important Decisions in a Physician Employment Agreement

February 6, 2018/in Physician Practice Matters/by Scott Chase

Over the years, physician employment agreements have become very standardized. However, there are several provisions in such agreements that the to-be-employed physician must review carefully with his/her attorney.  The following is a brief summary of what I consider to be the 5 most important provisions for a physician to understand and negotiate with the employer. […]

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$2.5M settlement shows that not understanding HIPAA requirements creates financial risk

June 4, 2017/in HIPAA/by Jennifer Snow

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), recently announced a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) settlement based on the impermissible disclosure of unsecured electronic protected health information (ePHI).  In 2012, CardioNet, a company that remotely monitors patients at risk for cardiac arrhythmias, reported to the HHS Office […]

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What is the status of ObamaCare, and why should I care?

April 26, 2017/in Medicare, ACA, & Payment Issues/by Scott Chase

Regardless of your position on the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as ObamaCare (“ACA”), you should neither panic nor rejoice just yet over the actions and inactions of the United States government regarding this healthcare insurance law.  You have probably read about the various options, i.e., “repeal and replace,” “repeal and delay,” or simply “repeal” […]

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Healthcare providers’ risk of data breach

March 11, 2017/in HIPAA/by Scott Chase

By Scott Chase and Catherine Parsley Healthcare providers receive, collect, and store vast quantities of sensitive personal health information (“PHI”) from their patients. However, only half of providers responding to a recent survey said that they are prepared to respond to cyber-attacks.  Attacks and other security breaches can have far-reaching effects for providers and their […]

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Balance billing and Texas healthcare law

November 3, 2015/in Medicare, ACA, & Payment Issues/by Clara Evans

Balance billing occurs when doctors, hospitals, or other health care providers who are not contracted with a patient’s HMO or preferred provider benefit plan (PPO) bill the patient for the difference between the amount the health plan pays and the amount the provider believes to be the adequate cost of a service. For example, a […]

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