Steven M. Harris is an advisor to business and professional organizations, counsels privately- and publicly-owned corporations and healthcare clients on contractual and regulatory issues, succession planning, and related transactional matters. He represents clients in acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and contract disputes.
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Understanding, Counsel Can Help to Navigate Payor Audits
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- Steven M. Harris
Receiving notice from a payor that you are being audited can be alarming. Questions will inevitably run through your mind, such as, Why? How? How...
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Five Situations Where Hospitalists Need a Healthcare Attorney
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- Steven M. Harris
It is inevitable that, at some point in your career, you will need to hire a healthcare attorney. Proper representation is the best way to ensure...
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Practice Expanding: The Rising Trend in Hospitalist Co-Management
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- Steven M. Harris
As the practice of medicine continues to transition to performance-based payment systems, the number of mergers of hospitalists and specialists...
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Expert Witness Primer Offers Tips for Hospitalists
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- Steven M. Harris
Editor’s note: Second in a two-part series on hospitalists as expert witnesses. You have officially decided to take the plunge and become an...
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What Hospitalists Should Consider Before Becoming an Expert Witness
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- Steven M. Harris
Editor’s note: First in a two-part series on hospitalists as expert witnesses. Recently, you have found yourself pondering whether you want to be...
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Greater Transparency for Financial Information in Healthcare Will Prompt Questions from Patients
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- Steven M. Harris
The movement toward greater transparency of financial information in healthcare is providing patients with access to data that might affect their...
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How to Avoid Data Breaches, HIPAA Violations When Posting Patients’ Protected Health Information Online
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- Steven M. Harris
Know which medical information must be de-identified before it’s shared over social media
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What Physicians Should Know About Buying into Hospitalist Practice
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- Steven M. Harris
Review these ownership provisions before signing your employment agreement
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Feds Extend HIPAA Obligations, Violation Penalties
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- Steven M. Harris
Final rule expands breach notification, punishment for business associates who break confidentiality laws
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Four Factors Physicians Should Consider Before Job Termination
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- Steven M. Harris
Ways to prevent employment turnovers from being disruptive for doctors, employers
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The Process of Selling a Hospitalist Group from Start to Finish
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- Steven M. Harris
Guidelines for mergers and acquisitions for hospital medicine practices of any size
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More Hospitalists Opt for Part-Time Work Schedules
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- Steven M. Harris
Key issues that physicians should address in their part-time employment contracts
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Contracts Need to Ensure Physicians are Free Agents
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- Steven M. Harris
How to avoid restrictive employment agreements that prevent moonlighting, volunteering or appearing as an expert witness outside your clinical...
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Physician Noncompete Clauses
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- Steven M. Harris
Most physician employment contracts have them; know what yours restricts.
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Verify Your Liability Coverage before Taking that New Job
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- Steven M. Harris
Now is the time to dust off your employment agreement and professional liability insurance policy and review what happen in the event a lawsuit is...