Business Law
Business Law News 2015, Issue 2
Content
- Bln Editorial Board: Message from the Issue Editor
- Business Law News Editoral Team
- Executive Committee of the Business Law Section 2014-2015
- Health Law Basics for Business Lawyers
- In the Absence of Agreement: California Courts Define Pricing for Non-contracted Medical Services
- Navigating Due Diligence in Health Care Transactions: Sensitive Information and Pitfalls
- Standing Committee Officers of the Business Law Section 2014-2015
- Table of Contents
- The Abyss of Managed Care and its 40-Year Impact on Payer/Provider Relations
- The Decay of California's Prohibition of the Corporate Practice of Medicine
- Using Statistics to Determine Whether Causation is Adequately Proven in Medical Malpractice Actions Involving Multiple Events Preceding the Injury
- What is the Meaning of Meaningful Use? How to Decode the Opportunities and Risks in Health Information Technology
- Executive Committee: Message from the Chair
Executive Committee: Message from the Chair
Robert V. Hawn
It is with great pleasure that our Section presents to your this issue of the Business Law News. This issue represents a special achievement by focusing on one of the hottest areas in business law today: health care.
An estimate from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows health care spending in 2014 at over three trillion dollars (yes, that is "trillion," with a "t"). With the introduction of the Affordable Care Act, the digitization of health information, and the differentiation of health care providers, health care law will be increasingly dynamic and its impacts significant. As a result, practitioners who may not have previously had contact with health related legal issues will find themselves requiring some facility with the health care legal regime.
This issue represents many of the critical topics facing the field. The articles range from, among others, a basic introduction to the field and practical advice on diligence in health care transaction to the cutting edge use of health information.