On October 5, 2015, California became the fifth state in the nation to allow physicians to prescribeterminally ill patients medication to end their lives. ABX2-15, the ...

For years, patients in California have been unable to rely on information provided by health insurers andplans about which physicians they contract with, and if so, whether a physician is taking new p...

In general, the federal law (commonly known as the “Stark Law”) prohibits a physician from makinga referral to an entity for the provision of designated health services (DHS) payable by Me...

In general, the federal law (commonly known as the “Stark Law”) prohibits a physician from making areferral to an entity for the provision of designated health services (DHS) payable by Me...

In general, the federal law (commonly known as the “Stark Law”) prohibits a physician from making areferral to an entity for the provision of designated health services (DHS) payable by Me...

In general, the federal law (commonly known as the “Stark Law”) prohibits a physician from making areferral to an entity for the provision of designated health services (DHS) payable by Me...

In general, the federal law (commonly known as the “Stark Law”) prohibits a physician from making areferral to an entity for the provision of designated health services (DHS) payable by Me...

In general, the federal law (commonly known as the “Stark Law”) prohibits a physician from making areferral to an entity for the provision of designated health services (DHS) payable by Me...

There are a number of laws governing the administration of vaccines. Particularly with the passage ofSenate Bill 277 (Stats. 2015, ch. 35), which removes the personal belief exemption (PBE) from schoo...

Physicians may find themselves the subject of online postings on an ever increasing number of healthcare related consumer review websites. Although studies have shown that most patient/consumer genera...

As of January 1, 2014 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all non-grandfathered health plans in the individual and small group markets to offer coverage for a defined scope o...

As physicians and patients embrace the use of technology in health, physicians are increasingly usingvarious forms of electronic communication to interact with their patients. In fact, many patientspr...

This document discusses the scope of practice of pharmacists and a pharmacist's responsibilities whendispensing a controlled substances prescription....

In an effort to boost a medical practice, a number of physicians have begun offering discounts for their medical services through internet-based coupon companies.  While each deal varies, typical...

Even with the influx of approximately 6.5 million newly insured patients in California as a result of health reform, many physicians in small and solo practice are concerned that they will be unable t...

The first cases of what would later become known as AIDS were reported in the United States in June of 1981. Since then, 1.7 million people in the U.S. are estimated to have been infected with HIV, in...

Catapulted by the 1999 issuance of the Institute of Medicine's report ...

Since the 1999 issuance of the Institute of Medicine’s report, To Err Is Human, stakeholders,including CMA, have attempted to create systems for reporting medical error so that these errors can ...

Since the 1999 issuance of the Institute of Medicine’s report, To Err Is Human, stakeholders, includingCMA, have attempted to create systems for reporting medical error that allow errors to be a...

Physicians are legally required to report any adverse reactions to vaccines and are encouraged but not legally required to report adverse events or other concerns with drugs or devices. Such reporting...