Sat.Oct 04, 2014 - Fri.Oct 10, 2014

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The United States Ebola Case May Have Cast Doubt On The Use of Electronic Health Records - Part 1

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By Lenis L. Archer, J.D., M.P.H., The Health Law Firm The evolving world of electronic technology saturates every type of industry imaginable. Organizational communication and the resources utilized have come full circle; from paper and pens to iPads and keyboards. Healthcare is not excluded from this advancement. Conversion to electronic health records (EHRs) has been a hot topic in the healthcare world for years.

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Just What the Doctor Ordered: More Medicaid Reimbursements May Be On the Way For Florida Physicians

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By Lance Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm Taking Medicaid patients can be seen as a professional obligation for health care providers. In return, good deeds should not bankrupt a practice. There could soon be a resolution to a class-action lawsuit against Florida health and child-welfare officials that would adequately compensate physicians for treating children of poor families.