requirement – MD Update

Are You Prepared for a Department of Labor Audit?

February 1, 2017 Jeff Ricketts audit, change regulatory requirement, common compliance, common missed policy, complete reference check, compliance, compliance requirement, compliance strategy, criticality, criticality of the HR compliance function, department of labor audit, DOL, DOL audit, employee, employee file, employee handbook, facilitation of the hire process, facility compliance, file management file management issue, forgotten area, handbook, HIPAA, HIPAA compliance, hire manager, hire process organization, HR, HR compliance function, HR function, lactation accommodation, legal compliance, management of compensation, miss key hire document, multiple file process, overall compliance strategy, personnel manual, physical location, process organization, reference check, requirement

If you think you’re ready … think again! It is no secret that compliance requirements have been increasing over the

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Ex Parte Communications

September 1, 2015 Jamie W. Dittert, Esq 2014-SC-000390-MR, adoption of the health insurance portability, attorney, C.F.R., Caldwell, Caldwell court, Caldwell plaintiff, Caldwell v., case 's claim, Chauvin, confidential communication, court order, decision of Caldwell v., disclosure, disclosure of phi, E., ethical duty, ex Parte communication, ex_parte communication, ex_parte interview, ex_parte interview of medical provider, exist provider procedure, handle request, health information, HIPAA, Kentucky, Kentucky attorney, Kentucky law, Kentucky supreme court, key tool attorney use, litigation, medical ethics, medical negligence allegation, medical provider, phi, physician, physician-patient, physician-patient privilege, plaintiff, procedural requirement, protected health information, provide notification, provider, provider procedure, request, requirement, subpoena, surgeon, v., witness interview

Witness interviews are one of the key tools attorneys use to investigate cases. These are performed “ex parte,” which means

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Recent Changes to the Role of Physician Assistants

March 1, 2015 Jamie Wilhite Dittert 38 % growth, administer anesthesia, anesthesia, approved examination, approved KBML application, assistant, bureau of labor statistics, continue oversight, federal health insurance reform, health insurance reform, healthcare, healthcare rise, increase specialization of physician, instance of chronic disease, KBML, KBML application, KBML approval, Kentucky, Kentucky board, Kentucky board of medical Licensure, Kentucky law, KRS 311.856, KRS 311.858, KRS 311.860, KRS 311.862, Ky., labor statistics, licensure process, medical Licensure, medical note, medication, monitor general, negligent action, non-sample, non-sample drug, non-separate, non-separate location, nonscheduled legend drug, oversight, patient care need, patient of the physician assistant 's role, physician, physician assistant, physician assistant 's role, physician assistant 's work, physician assistant employment, physician assistant help, physician assistant more latitude, physician assistant treatment record, procedure, purpose of worker 's compensation, qualified healthcare provider, re-evaluation of the physician assistant 's work, reduce oversight, requirement, respective responsibility, respective responsibility of the physician assistant, role of physician assistant, sample drug, scope of service, separate location, statutory change, supervise physician, supervision requirement, supply of qualified healthcare provider, v., while physician assistant

As the demand for healthcare rises, physician assistants provide a cost-effective way to address patient care needs. The Bureau of

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Physician Viewpoint

Lessons Learned

May 1, 2014 Tracy Ragland, MD advanced practice degree, advanced practice nurse-physician, agreement compromise, agreement form, agreement requirement, APN, APN 's work, APN-backed, APN-backed legislation, care physician, collaborate physician, collaboration law, collaborative agreement, collaborative agreement compromise, collaborative agreement requirement, compromise, discussion, diverse group of nurse, elimination of the requirement, general trend of APN 's work, good thing, importance of the substantial educational gap, individual physician, individual physician perspective, joint advisory committee, joint license, KAFP, KCNPNMW, Kentucky, Kentucky academy, Kentucky academy of family physician, Kentucky board, Kentucky coalition, Kentucky coalition of nurse practitioner, legislative leader, legislative staff, lesson, MD-UPDATE, MD-UPDATE issue, non-controlled, non-controlled drug, non-primary care specialty, nurse, nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, nurse practitioner prescription write, nurse-physician, occupation committee, patient safety concern, physician, physician argument, physician perspective, practice degree, practice nurse-physician, practitioner, prescription, primary care physician, requirement, reward experience, standardized collaborative agreement form, standardized feature, strict collaboration law, substantial educational gap, underserved, underserved area, underserved area of the state

The article in MD-UPDATE Issue #85 that focused on the recent legislation on collaborative agreements for nurse practitioner prescription writing

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Kentucky’s Amended Pill Mill Law

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Kentucky’s troubled history with the abuse of prescription medication is no secret. Recent legislation hopes to reduce access to prescription

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Events – Sep 2012

September 1, 2012 MD-Update Staff A., ACP Kentucky, ACP Kentucky chapter, Bruce Broudy, central baptist team, central baptist team of John Voss, chief medical officer, clinic, complete history, controlled substance, controlled substance document, Derrick Hord, Eddie Burkhart, emergency department physician, episodic pain, excellent weather condition, FACP, Frankfort, FRANKFORT Kentucky, FRANKFORT Kentucky physician, golf, golfer participate, good intention, Gregory A. hood, HB 1, hole shamble format, John Voss, Kasper inquiry prior, Kentucky, Kentucky chapter, Kentucky medical association, KMA, KMA executive director, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington medical society, Lexington medical society golf, LMS, Marty chili, Md., Melissa Platt, Mike Rukavina, Mill Bill, Nick Landers, nurse, ophthalmologist, out, path of good intention, patient 's written informed consent, Patrick Padgett, physician, president of Kentucky chapter, report requirement of the bill, requirement, Robert Bratton, Robin Bradley, Rusty Page MD, Shawn Jones, society golf, substance document, tournament

Physicians Testify in Frankfort on Pill Mill Bill FRANKFORT Kentucky physicians and representatives for hospitals, nurses and pharmacists testified in

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The Perils of Prescribing Controlled Substances

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As the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure’s (KBML) implementing regulations for House Bill 1 are now effective on an emergency

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