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Brown McCarroll attorneys are recognized as experts in many different areas. On this page you can search for a specific topic or browse through published articles authored by our attorneys. View our list of articles below. |
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| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Regulatory Issues Through August 22, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 8/22/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Regulatory Issues Through August 15, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 8/15/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Regulatory Issues Through August 8, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 8/8/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Regulatory Issues Through August 1, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 8/1/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Regulatory Issues Through July 25, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 7/25/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Regulatory Issues Through July 18, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 7/18/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Regulatory Issues Through July 11, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 7/11/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Regulatory Issues Through July 7, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 7/7/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Regulatory Issues Through June 27, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 6/27/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Regulatory Issues Through June 20, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 6/20/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through June 6, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 6/6/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through May 30, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 5/30/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through May 23, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 5/23/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through May 16, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 5/16/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through May 9, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 5/9/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through May 2, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 5/2/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through April 25, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 4/25/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through April 18, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 4/18/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through April 11, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 4/11/2008 |
| Texas “DSHes” out Additional Medicaid Dollars to Hospitals |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 4/9/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through April 4, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 4/4/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through March 28, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 3/28/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through March 14, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 3/14/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through March 7, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 3/7/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through February 29, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 2/29/2008 |
| Contracting for Expanded Court Review in Arbitration Agreements |
| Contracting for Expanded Court Review in Arbitration Agreements, Texas Lawyer, February 2008, Article |
| 2/25/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through February 22, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 2/22/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through February 15, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 2/15/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through February 8, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 2/8/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through February 1, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 2/1/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through January 25, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 1/25/2008 |
| Summary of Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through January 18, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 1/18/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues Through January 14, 2008 |
| Health Law E-Lert |
| 1/14/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues - Week of January 10, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 1/10/2008 |
| Summary of State and Federal Legal Healthcare Issues - Week of January 1, 2008 |
| Healthcare E-Lert |
| 1/4/2008 |
| Health Law: 2007 Highlights |
| Texa Bar Journal Article describing health law highlights that occurred in 2007 |
| 1/1/2008 |
| IRS Issues Final Revised Form 990 (Return of Organizations Exempt from Income Tax) |
| Healthcare E-Lert by Albert Y. Lin |
| 12/28/2007 |
| Anti-Markup Rule Implementation Partially Delayed |
| Healthcare E-Lert by Kris R. Kwolek |
| 12/28/2007 |
| Summary of state and federal legal healthcare issues - Week of December 13, 2007 |
| Health Law E-Lert |
| 12/19/2007 |
| Summary of state and federal legal healthcare issues - Week of December 5, 2007 |
| Health Law E-Lert |
| 12/7/2007 |
| Summary of state and federal legal healthcare issues - Week of November 27, 2007 |
| Health Law E-Lert |
| 11/30/2007 |
| Summary of state and federal legal healthcare issues - Week of November 16, 2007 |
| Health Law E-Lert |
| 11/27/2007 |
| Best Employment Practices - Volume VI Issue 2 (November 2007) |
| Reduce Risk Associated With Employee Parties |
| 11/19/2007 |
| Summary of state and federal legal healthcare issues - Week of November 9, 2007 |
| Health Law E-Lert |
| 11/15/2007 |
| Summary of state and federal legal healthcare issues - Week of November 2, 2007 |
| Health Law E-Lert |
| 11/8/2007 |
| Marketing Without Risk - Will it Sell? - November 2007 |
| 11/1/2007 |
| Investor-Owned Nursing Homes Come Under Increased Governmental Scrutiny |
| Health Law E-Lert by Daniel Z. Sternthal |
| 10/18/2007 |
| Upcoming Event - El Paso Healthcare Highlights Seminar |
| El Paso Healthcare Highlights Seminar - Registration Now Open! |
| 10/5/2007 |
| Save the Date for Brown McCarroll's Annual Healthcare Highlights Seminar |
| Health Law E-Lert |
| 8/9/2007 |
| President Bush's Proposed Budget for FY 2008: Trying to Balance Expense and Need in the Health Care System |
| 7/23/2007 |
| CMS Proposes Significant Changes to the Stark Law |
| Health Law E-Lert by Sharron Swann and Sarah Fink |
| 7/19/2007 |
| New Survey Demonstrates Close Ties between Physicians and Pharmaceutical Industry |
| Health Law E-Lert by Michael R. Crowe |
| 7/2/2007 |
| NEW OIG ADVISORY OPINION: Sale of Interest in Established ASC poses Heightened Risk of Fraud and Abuse |
| Health Law E-Lert by Diane T. Carter |
| 6/21/2007 |
| Best Employment Practices - Volume VI Issue 1 (April 2007) |
| Employee computer use and abuse: how to prepare for new liabilities in the electronic age. |
| 4/19/2007 |
| Zen and the Art of Wine Tasting |
| Brown McCarroll and partner Kevin Leahy host the ACC's Austin Chapter networking event |
| 4/4/2007 |
| Mid-Session Legislative Report on Employment Laws |
| Brown McCarroll Labor & Employment E-Lert The article is a summary of selected bills filed in the Texas Legislature dealing with concealed handguns in the workplace, sexual orientation discrimination, regulation of those who opt out of workers' compensation, expanded unemployment benefits, new workers' compensation reforms and other employment-related issues. |
| 3/22/2007 |
| Potential Legislative Approaches to Mend Children’s Health Insurance in Texas |
| Health Law E-Lert by Ana E. Cowan |
| 3/9/2007 |
| Socratic Method and Expert Testimony |
| Expert Witness: How to Convey Your Clients Story With the Socratic Method (on-line class) |
| 3/6/2007 |
| Socratic Method and Expert Testimony |
| Expert Witness: How to Convey Your Clients Story With the Socratic Method (on-line class) |
| 3/6/2007 |
| CMS RESCINDS New Requirements for IDTFs That Were To Be Effective 2/26/2007 And an Illinois Kickback Case to Watch |
| Health Law E-Lert by Sharron Swann |
| 2/21/2007 |
| Medicare and the Physicians’ Pay-for-Performance Program: Will It Create More Problems Than It Can Solve? |
| Health Law E-Lert by Michelle D. Apodaca |
| 2/2/2007 |
| When Good Food Goes Bad; Preventing and Handling Food Scares |
| Despite our best efforts, E. coli, salmonella and many other foodborne maladies can befall the best food preparation facility. Planning ahead can help prevent incidences of spoiled or contaminated food, foreign objects in food and other foodrelated accidents. But if an incidence does occur—be prepared. The steps recommended in this article may minimize health problems and reduce your organization's risk of legal liability. |
| 1/15/2007 |
| Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities: An Overview of the Fast Approaching Deadline Incorporating the New Performance Standards |
| Health Law E-Lert by Ana E. Cowan |
| 12/14/2006 |
| Down for the Discount? |
| Health Law E-Lert by Kris Kwolek |
| 12/7/2006 |
| Minding Your P's & Q's: CMS' 2007 Final Rule on Physician Payment Rates and Policies |
| Health Law E-lert by Kristalee G. Leija |
| 11/10/2006 |
| Best Employment Practices - Volume V Issue 3 (November 2006) |
| Find out some preventative measures for claim-proofing your holiday season. |
| 11/7/2006 |
| Texas Supreme Court’s Sheshunoff Decision Increases Employers’ Ability to Enforce Non-Compete Agreements |
| Health Law E-lert by Maria Morris Stewart |
| 11/2/2006 |
| A Look Into the Future of Government Investigation |
| Health Law E-lert by Mark Chouteau |
| 10/27/2006 |
| New CMS Provision to “Limitation on Recoupment of Provider and Supplier Overpayments” |
| Health Law E-lert by Joe Geraci |
| 10/20/2006 |
| Your Number is Up |
| Health Law E-lert by Kris Kwolek |
| 10/10/2006 |
| The 2007 OIG Work Plan: A Physician’s Guidance for Compliance |
| Health Law E-lert by Ana Cowan |
| 10/6/2006 |
| Report from the OIG: “Hospital Reporting of Deaths Related to Restraint and Seclusion” |
| Health Law E-lert by Sarah Fink |
| 9/26/2006 |
| CMS’ New Gainsharing Demonstration |
| Health Law E-lert by Michael Crowe |
| 9/18/2006 |
| CMS Proposes Changes To Reassignment and Stark Rules For Purchased Diagnostic Tests and Interpretations Billed by Physicians |
| Health Law E-lert by Sharron Swann |
| 8/30/2006 |
| CMS Proposes Changes to Medicare policies: Stark's “Centralized Building” Redefined to Limit Pod Labs; Multiple Image Discounts to Remain the Same |
| Health Law E-lert by Kris Kwolek |
| 8/23/2006 |
| The Specialty Hospital Balancing Act Continues |
| Health Law E-lert by Joe Geraci |
| 8/15/2006 |
| Another Step Toward Implementing Technology: OIG Presents New Safe Harbors Fostering Electronic Health Records And E-Prescribing |
| Health Law E-lert by Ana Cowan |
| 8/8/2006 |
| To Disclose or Not to Disclose? |
| Health Law E-lert by Kristalee G. Leija |
| 7/25/2006 |
| HHS Requires Proof of Citizenship for Some Medicaid Beneficiaries |
| Health Law E-lert by Michelle Apodaca |
| 7/10/2006 |
| Proposed Changes to the Physician Fee Schedule Should Benefit Physicians |
| Health Law E-lert by Sarah Fink |
| 6/26/2006 |
| Texas Medical Board Rule Changes: Office-Based Anesthesia And The Reporting Of Physician Ownership Interests |
| Health Law E-lert by Julian Rivera |
| 6/20/2006 |
| OIG Partners with NSTC to Expand the Scope of its Voluntary Research Compliance Work Plan |
| Health Law E-lert by Kristalee G. Leija |
| 6/12/2006 |
| Health Care Transparency:CMS Release of Medicare Hospital Payment Information |
| Health Law E-lert by Eric Weatherford |
| 6/5/2006 |
| Best Employment Practices - Volume V Issue 2 (June 2006) |
| What Every Employer Needs to Know to Stay Current on Employment Issues |
| 6/1/2006 |
| Texas Tax Law Reform |
| E-lert by Albert Lin |
| 5/22/2006 |
| Concierge Care: An Overview of the Legal, Ethical and Social Issues |
| Health Law E-lert by David Hilgers |
| 5/15/2006 |
| CMS Revamps Medicare Enrollment Process in an Effort To Streamline and Improve the Enrollment Process |
| E-lert by Sharron Swann |
| 5/8/2006 |
| OIG Reiterates Concerns About "Contractual Joint Ventures" |
| Health Law E-lert by Michael Crowe |
| 4/24/2006 |
| OIG Reports Medicare Paid $1.1 Billion Improperly for Consultations and OIG Issues 2005 Red Book Report |
| Health Law E-lert by Sharron Swann |
| 4/10/2006 |
| Texas Tax Reform Commission Releases March 29 Report on Proposed Texas Business Tax Changes; Special Session Discussing Proposal to Begin April 17 |
| Health Law E-lert by Albert Lin |
| 4/4/2006 |