08 Dec 2018 The True Cost of Health Illiteracy to Providers and Patients I once read that a diabetic patient was taught to inject insulin by practicing on an orange. Shortly after leaving… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
29 Oct 2018 Provider Racial Bias Continues to Negatively Impact Community Health A recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggested that black patients hospitalized for heart attacks… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
04 Sep 2018 Prime Healthcare settlement demonstrates risks of “upcoding” Earlier this month, Prime Healthcare, a California hospital system, reached a $65 million settlement with the federal government for its… Nina Zhang, Esq.
20 Aug 2018 Payors Share Responsibility for the Opioid Epidemic Article is published on www.law360.com The prescription opioid epidemic ravaging the country claims almost a hundred lives daily with an annual… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
25 Jul 2018 A Miscarriage of Justice in Arizona? What befell Nicole Arteaga of Arizona, as she stood at the mercy of a Walgreens pharmacist in late June, was… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
12 Jul 2018 New Healthcare Laws Potentially Increase Access to Care for Transgender People Originally published back in 2015 on americanbar.org and written by SAC’s very own Nina Zhang To obtain the medical treatment… Nina Zhang, Esq.
08 Jul 2018 High Trauma Response Fees May Be Upsetting, But They Are Necessary (Updated 7/23/2018) Healthcare reimbursement issues are frequently misunderstood and many in the public are generally left with the impression that… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
23 May 2018 Why Hospitals Should Aggressively Partner with Patients to Reduce Pre-Certification Denials Payor-denied claims continue to top the list of threats to a healthcare provider’s financial wellbeing. Combined with uncompensated provider services,… Joy Stephenson-Laws, Managing Partner
