Virginia Health Care Operations and Policy Review Mellette PC

Operations and Policy Review for Virginia Health Care Providers

Mellette PC helps health care clients develop and adjust operations and policies to meet changing standards and needs. Notable policies and procedures Mellette PC attorneys regularly review include:

HIPAA medical records privacy and security
Patient admission and discharge
Patient consent and advance directives
Risk management
Corporate bylaws
Document retention and organization; and
Professional employment matters including employment contracts, recruitment agreements, and employee retention and discharge.

Oct

Client Advisory: SAMHSA Proposed Rule Amends the Way Confidential Records of Substance Use Disorder Patients are Handled to Facilitate Better Coordination of Care

October 2nd, 2019

Introduction Part 2 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations imposes limits on “the disclosure and use of substance use disorder patient records which are maintained in connection” with a federally assisted program that “holds itself out… Read More

Aug

CLIENT ADVISORY: CMS Final Rule Permits and Regulates Pre-Dispute, Binding Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Facility Admission Agreements

August 6th, 2019

A new Final Rule, effective September 16, 2019, revises Medicare’s Requirements of Participation (ROPs) to permit and regulate the use of pre-dispute, binding arbitration agreements in nursing facility admission agreements. Nursing facilities using… Read More

Aug

CLIENT ADVISORY: Drugs are hazardous to your…drinking water and budget: New EPA standards for wasting and managing pharmaceuticals go into effect this month

August 6th, 2019

Introduction Attention hospitals, physician offices and nursing homes: there is a new regulatory requirement for drug disposal, requiring new standards, paperwork, and training for many facilities. The new rule published by the Environmental Protec… Read More

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