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Do You Worry About Your Parents’ Health?
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Do You Worry About Your Parents’ Health?

Many of our clients worry about their parents. Sometimes, they are concerned for their aging parents in regards to their healthcare. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). We often recommend that concerned clients have a discussion with their parents to make sure that they have all the right documents in place, to protect their wishes. One incredibly important document that your parents should have in place is a Medical Durable Power of Attorney. What is a Medical…
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Michael Bloomberg interested in acquiring Dow Jones, Washington Post

Photo: Chesnot/Getty ImagesMichael Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman and media mogul, is interested in acquiring either the Wall Street Journal parent company Dow Jones or the Washington Post, a source familiar with his thinking told Axios. Why it matters: Bloomberg wants to expand his media empire and sees the Dow Jones as his ideal fit, but he would buy the Post if Jeff Bezos were interested in selling, the source said.The combination of Bloomberg and Dow Jones would create an unparalleled business news behemoth.Details: Bloomberg, the source notes, would be interested in a potential acquisition of either property,…
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Oak Court Mall in East Memphis to be put up for auction
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Oak Court Mall in East Memphis to be put up for auction

Oak Court Mall empty sits Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Memphis.Oak Court Mall will be going up for auction at the end of the year, according to a foreclosure notice dated Dec. 6. The mall, located at 4465 Poplar Ave., has struggled to attract and retain tenants in recent years and the owner, Washington Prime Group, filed for bankruptcy last year. The Ohio-based company struggled significantly during the early stages of the pandemic, losing $133.9 million in the first nine months of 2020. Originally opened in 1988, Oak Court Mall is anchored by Macy’s and Dillard’s. The property started…
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Are You Providing Patients with their Records Quickly Enough?
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Are You Providing Patients with their Records Quickly Enough?

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) continues to enforce their HIPAA Right of Access initiative on behalf of patients. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). Healthcare providers have been warned about complying with the HIPAA Right of Access as set out in the 21st Century CURES Act. Now, providers are seeing words in action. Since beginning the enforcement initiative, the OCR has brought forth 38 actions with financial penalties against healthcare providers in violation of the Right…
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What to Do When You Get Into a Motor Vehicle Accident
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What to Do When You Get Into a Motor Vehicle Accident

(Photo | Courtesy of Elk Ridge Chiropractic & Wellness) Accidents on the road are regrettably common occurrence. That’s nothing new. You and/or someone you know might have been involved in an accident — or multiple — over the years. Whether it’s a minor fender bender at a traffic signal, black ice that slides you into a tree, or something far more serious, the sad truth is, when we’re on the road, things happen — and they happen a lot. According to the state of Oregon’s crash data reports, between 2016 and 2020 (the most recent data pull), there have been…
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Elizabeth Holmes seeks to avoid prison for Theranos fraud
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Elizabeth Holmes seeks to avoid prison for Theranos fraud

NEW YORK — Elizabeth Holmes urged a US judge not to send her to prison, as the founder of Theranos Inc. prepares to be sentenced next week for defrauding investors in the blood testing start-up.In a Thursday night court filing, lawyers for Holmes asked that she received 18 months in home confinement, followed by community service, at her Nov. 18 sentencing before US District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California.The lawyers said prison time was unnecessary to deter future wrongdoing, calling the 38-year-old Holmes a “singular human with much to give” and not the robotic, emotionless “caricature”…
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