Pennsylvania License Defense Blog
What do you know about reducing medication errors?
As a health care professional in Pennsylvania, your patients depend on you to take care of them and improve their health. A recent near-error with medication has you thinking about how to avoid another mix-up. The FDA offers tips for reducing medication errors. Learn...
What are some common HIPAA violations?
The main goal of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is to keep patient medical information confidential, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. When information is shared with others, patients must be asked for...
How seriously should you take a Medical Board complaint?
As a practicing physician, your license to practice represents not only the source of your professional pride and job satisfaction, but also your source of income. Consequently, if a patient or former patient lodges a Medical Board complaint against you, this can pose...
3 federal laws with which physicians must comply
As a physician, you have an obligation to comply with ethical standards as outlined in the Hippocratic Oath. Part of that ethical compliance involves obeying the law. There are several federal laws that deal specifically with fraud and abuse in the health care...
What is HIPAA?
Most people in Pennsylvania might assume that the only way for you (as a healthcare provider) to risk losing your license would be to commit an error in the delivery care. While such an incident may indeed endanger your standing as a clinical practitioner, many...
Drunk driving charges and nursing licenses
Any person in Pennsylvania arrested for and charged with a suspected driving under the influence crime may experience many penalties. For drivers who work as nurses, the potential consequences they face may increase. A nurse must obtain and regularly renew a license...
Medical license applications and renewals
Graduating from medical school represents a significant milestone for a person wishing to practice medicine. However, a new graduate must then apply for and receive a license to practice medicine. Upon being granted a professional license, subsequent renewals become...
What are the types of false claims?
If you file a false claim and receive money from your patients in Pennsylvania, you may face serious legal trouble. Your familiarity with the types of false claims may help you prevent questionable behavior in regards to your billing practices. Your effort to...
Drug charges and pharmacists: how to protect licenses from suspension
Criminal charges, particularly drug charges can endanger a pharmacist’s license. When facing criminal charges, a pharmacist must report to the Board of Pharmacy. Without a defense, drug charges can lead to license suspension. License suspension reasons The...
Understanding health care billing fraud
In such a complex healthcare system, mistakes will naturally happen during the billing process. Sometimes billing errors are not all innocent and can escalate to healthcare fraud and abuse. Individuals might feel tempted to exploit the reimbursement system because of...
