Call Our Austin Office: 800-761-5190
Over 20 Years Representing the Interests of Health Care Professionals and Entities
An Austin Firm Dedicated to
Health Care Law
Pharmacy owners know that merger and acquisition deals are often the key to success in this competitive marketplace. A good deal can serve any number of goals such as expand your market or provide help in an area that you are lacking (such as online presence). Three...
Running a successful business is never an easy task. Add in the demands, regulations, and competition common in the dental field and making sure your practice is successful can be particularly challenging. Some tips that can help to achieve this goal include the...
With the aging boomer population, the home health services industry is a lucrative market. But anyone looking to take advantage of this opportunity is wise to complete due diligence before starting this type of venture. Part of this process likely includes coming up...
The False Claims Act (FCA) is a powerful legal tool used by the government to go after those it believes are attempting to defraud government programs for their own financial gain. Powerful and well used, as this law is responsible for over $78 billion in recouped...
Nurses are required to provide care as directed by federal, state, and local rules and regulations. One law that helps define the scope of nursing privileges is the Nursing Practice Act (NPA). In general, a nurse in Texas is allowed to provide care that requires...
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are dominating recent headlines. Although hospital systems and private practices are not likely to make use of ChatGPT and similar forms of this technology that the general public hears about in the news, there are types of AI...
The Texas Medical Board (TMB) is responsible for receiving and reviewing all complaints made against physicians. Patients, patients' families, other healthcare professionals and other individuals can submit complaints to the Board at any time. Frequent accusations...
It all started back in 2018. At that time, a whistleblower stepped forward with evidence that a healthcare provider in the Houston area was billing Medicare for services that were never provided or were dangerous to the client. Upon review, the government decided the...
The Texas Board of Nursing recently announced almost two dozen nurses in the state it believes are currently working with fraudulent nursing licenses. The public announcement comes shortly after media reports uncovered a nursing diploma scheme out of Florida. What was...
Federal and state authorities continue to crackdown aggressively on allegations of wrongfully prescribing pain medication like opioids. It is important for practices throughout the state to be aware of this trend and make sure prescription practices are in line with...