Garfunkel Wild is pleased to serve as General Counsel to the Westchester County Medical Society. With nearly 90 attorneys and offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington, DC, and Florida, Garfunkel Wild is one of the preeminent firms specializing in health care. We represent thousands of physician clients, whether they are owners of a practice, a surgery center, or employees of a large multi-specialty group or hospital system. Our attorneys, who include physicians, nurses, former prosecutors, regulators, and others, have the experience to provide advice on a wide range of issues impacting physicians in a legally correct, pragmatic, and cost-effective manner.

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Garfunkel Wild regularly notifies our clients and contacts of significant legal developments and trends to help stay ahead of updates in the law.

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Estate Planning Awareness Month: Using Revocable Trusts in Your Estate Plan
In honor of National Estate Planning Awareness Month, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. wants to remind you of the importance of creating and maintaining an estate plan.  Below we provide an overview of the Revocable Trust, an essential part of any estate plan.

OIG Finds Lab to Lab Technical Component Arrangement Poses Anti-Kickback Risk
In Advisory Opinion No. 23-06, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) declined to approve a proposed arrangement in which an anatomic pathology laboratory operator would purchase the technical component of anatomic pathology services from Physician and Non-Physician Laboratories for commercial payors.

Health Care Providers May Spend Millions Settling Private Pixel Tracking Lawsuits
The use of online tracking technologies has led to multi-million dollar lawsuits alleging that health systems are revealing private information, including personal health information, to third parties such as Google and Meta.

OMIG Updates Self Disclosure Program With Streamlined Process for Routine Overpayments
On August 21, 2023, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) updated its Self-Disclosure Program to provide a new pathway for all Medicaid-program entities and providers to report, return, and explain overpayments.

CMS Releases Updated Request for Applications for New Making Care Primary Model
On August 14, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a request for applications for the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model, its newest innovation program aimed at improving patient care by supporting the delivery of advanced primary care services

Temporary Health Care Staffing Agencies Now Required to Register in New York
In what appears to follow a multi-state trend to protect “temporary” workers, as part of the New York Budget for FY 2023-2024, a new law went into effect that requires any entity that provides temporary staff to health care entities to register with the Department of Health (DOH).

A Ban on Non-Competes in New York Could Be Law…Soon
On June 20, 2023, the New York State legislature passed a bill that would ban new non-compete restrictive covenants for most employees.

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November 29, 2023 – Webinar
Best Practices for Terminating an Employment Relationship
Join Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew L. Zwerling and Salvatore Puccio on November 29, 2023, from 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm (ET) as they discuss the basic questions all employers should contemplate before firing an employee. They will walk you through common oversights and provide practical guidance to help streamline your termination process, including the “dos and don’ts” you will want to follow once you decide to proceed with the termination.

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