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Another Painful Lesson in Patient Privacy
Another Painful Lesson in Patient Privacy By David Briggs A southern California case should put all health care providers on notice that they need to ensure patient privacy at all times. However, as Shasta Regional Medical Center (“SRMC”) learned, that may mean that...
$25.5 Million Technicality: Intermountain Health Care
$25.5 Million Technicality: Intermountain Health Care By Wayne Kinkade Saafeld Griggs PC Intermountain Health Care Inc. recently agreed to pay the United States $25.5 million to settle largely technical Stark Law and the False Claims Act violations. According to...
HHS Business Associates Agreements
HHS Business Associates Agreements By David Briggs SAALFELD GRIGGS PC For many dental practices, the fact that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new regulations earlier this year related the HITECH Act went completely unnoticed. These rules...
HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Deadline Looming
HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Deadline Looming By David Briggs and Wayne Kinkade Saalfeld Griggs PC As most practices are already aware, September 23, 2013 is the deadline for health care providers and other entities to update many – if not most – of your business associate...
SHRM Oregon State Council Legislative Report
SHRM Oregon State Council Legislative Report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE REPORT
Employee Benefit Plans After the Doma Ruling
On June 26, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court declared Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. Section 3 of DOMA prohibited the federal government from recognizing marriages between same-sex couples. The decision did not address Section 2, which...
Selected Oregon Employment Legislation – July 2013 Final Report
The 2013 legislative session adjourned on Monday, July 8, 2013. More than 70 employment law related pieces of legislation were considered during the session. A number of those bills were signed into law. CLICK HERE for the final report of employment-related bills that...
Saalfeld, Paetsch and Martinez Named to Super Lawyers
Robert Saalfeld, Erich Paetsch, and Shannon Martinez were recently selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers 2013, presented by Thomson Reuters. Robert was named to Super Lawyers for his work in Estate Planning & Probate. Both Erich and Shannon were included in the...
Federal Benefit Payments
Final rules were recently adopted implementing federal statutes intended to protect certain Federal government benefit payments from garnishment. The final regulations establish a protocol for financial institutions to follow when served with garnishments upon deposit...
Foreclosure Update
For anyone conducting foreclosure sales in Oregon, please note that the statewide toll-free telephone contact number currently included in foreclosure notices for handling consumer queries and for consumers to receive mortgage foreclosure information has changed. The...