As a healthcare and business law firm, we have many clients who participate in or wish to participate in pain management clinics. A previous blog post of ours provided an overview of pain management clinics. When it comes to selling a pain management clinic, there are certain questions to consider. This post provides a look into 3 questions to ask when selling your pain management and the answer to those questions. Please note, there are numerous considerations when selling a medical practice that apply to pain management clinics as well, but this post focuses only on pain management considerations. If you have questions regarding this blog post or would like to speak with counsel regarding selling your practice, you may contact us at (404) 685-1662 (Atlanta) or (706) 722-7886 (Augusta), or by email, info@littlehealthlaw.com. You may also learn more about our law firm by visiting www.littlehealthlaw.com.
In 2013, Georgia legislatures enacted House Bill 178 (“HB 178”) known as the Georgia Pain Management Clinic Act. The act requires pain management clinics to obtain a license from the Georgia Medical Board and limits who can own pain management clinics. These requirements add questions when it comes to selling a pain management clinic. Continue reading ›
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers and other allied health professionals apply for and obtain licensure in Georgia. Holistic medicine has grown in popularity and accessibility, which has led to an increase in functional medicine practices around the country. Relatedly, the practice of naturopathy also appeals to many consumers. The question we are periodically asked is whether Georgia allows naturopathy practitioners to practice naturopathy in Georgia. The post provides a general overview of the answer to that question. If you have questions regarding this blog post or would like to speak with counsel regarding 
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many physician and other health care providers who own their own medical practice. The Georgia Medical Board and Georgia Legislature, as well as many other state medical boards and legislatures, have noted concern with consumer confusion with the numerous titles held by non-physician health care practitioners. For instance, “In a survey done a few years ago by the AMA, 39% of patients thought a Doctor of Nursing Practice was a physician and 11% weren’t sure. Half were either completely wrong or confused by a title. More than half (61%) thought a Doctor of Medical Science was a physician, which is completely incorrect.” M. Blackman, J. Commins, “
Both concierge medicine and direct primary care practices have become popular alternatives to the traditional insurance medical practice model. 
On April 11, 2023, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its plan to allow the Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under HIPAA and the HITECH Act during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) to expire on May 11, 2023.
For the better part of the last three years, many healthcare providers either voluntarily or by force have put many of the mandated HIPAA self-assessment audit requirements on the back burner. As has been seen most recently, that is all about to change…significantly.
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers and other allied health professionals who are beginning their journeys of opening a Medical Spa. They have been 
Our healthcare and business law firm works with many providers and other allied health professionals who are beginning their journeys of opening a Medical Spa. Medical Spas have been 
Our healthcare and business law firm often assists physicians and other providers in obtaining and maintaining licensure. Sometimes, physicians desire assistance to ensure a smooth process without having any occurrences to disclose. The majority of the time, however, when we are hired to assist in licensure matters, the physician has a past or ongoing event that they need assistance with. We usually begin by evaluating whether the occurrence must be, should be, or need not be disclosed. One important question that is always present and concerning to many is the mental health question, which is also the first question on the Applicant Questionnaire section of the license application in Georgia. There have been different iterations of this question over the years, and earlier this year, the Medical Board modified the questions once again. This post explains the progression of this question in Georgia. If you need 
Our healthcare and business law firm often assists medical practices in responding to medical record and coding audits initiated by private and governmental payors. If a payor believes there are consistent concerns with a medical practice’s claims, the payor may place the practice under a prepayment review process. This process can be very concerning to a practice and, in some cases, can place a practice at risk of shutting down. A previous post provided an