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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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Estate Planning and Personal Property
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Estate Planning and Personal Property

Prior to meeting with us, many of our clients have felt overwhelmed by estate planning. Often, they are more concerned about the smaller aspects of estate planning than the larger ones. 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 help our clients plan to protect all of their interests, both big and small. Frequently, clients have sentimental items that they wish to pass to family or friends upon their death. While these items may be of little financial…
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Protect Your Practice Against Telemedicine Fraud
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Protect Your Practice Against Telemedicine Fraud

Telemedicine has continued to thrive in a post-pandemic world, but with the expansion of services comes the expansion of fraud. 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). The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has warned healthcare entities to use ‘heightened scrutiny’ when entering telemedicine arrangements that have suspect characteristics of a fraud scheme. The OIG has stated that a common characteristic of fraudulent schemes is the use of kickbacks to recruit and award healthcare practitioners. The OIG further…
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Lubbock business news includes holidays, health, more
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Lubbock business news includes holidays, health, more

Alana Edgin is a business reporter for the Avalanche-Journal, as seen Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Hello AJ readers! The holidays are upon us, which means holiday stories will lead the business section for a while. This week, we shared where you can get holiday meals with low effort, pet safety tips for the holidays, and where you can get your pet the purr-fect holiday gift. This week’s business openings include a second location for Vitality Bowls, a first location for Marco’s Pizza and the opening of La Placita. Dillards also announced a plan to replace their…
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Consumer Reports ranking for the most reliable cars of 2023 are in. Here are the winners.
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Consumer Reports ranking for the most reliable cars of 2023 are in. Here are the winners.

Turns out hybrid cars offer more than just a way to save money at the pump. They’re also the most reliable vehicle category of 2023, according to a recent report. Consumer Reports, a nonprofit research and consumer advocacy organization, on Tuesday released rankings for the most reliable vehicle types, brands and models based on information from car owners on more than 300,000 vehicles. Predictions for 2023 models are based on overall reliability for the past three model years. Hybrid cars and midsize and large sedans were found to be among the most reliable vehicles based on models from 2000 to…
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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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How To Protect Your Practice from a Whistleblower Lawsuit
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How To Protect Your Practice from a Whistleblower Lawsuit

When a whistleblower suit is brought against a company or practice, there were usually many warnings that were ignored or not dealt with appropriately. Many times, wrongdoings are brought to light internally first. 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). Often, the employee who becomes the whistleblower tried to raise the issue internally before going outside the company. There are also fears of retaliation by many whistleblowers. Fear of retaliation can lead an employee to report wrongdoings to…
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Is Your EHR a Problem?
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Is Your EHR a Problem?

If you are like many physician practices, the electronic health record (EHR) can be a source of dissatisfaction and increase resignations. 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). A recent study found that EHR dissatisfaction and burnout are leading factors indicating a physician’s likelihood to leave their healthcare facility. Physicians who dislike their EHR are three times as likely to leave. Also, physicians who strongly disagree that their EHR training is sufficient are twice as likely to leave…
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