The Role of Accountable Care Organizations in the U.S.
What is the current solution for managing healthcare costs in the United States? Accountable Care Organizations or ACOs. While the ACO concept is not a new one, the term ACO became mainstream in June...
Expert Reports
This Chapter is excerpted from Litigators on Experts "Expert Reports" I. Introduction If a party has retained or employed an individual who is expected to testify as an expert witness pursuant to Federal Rule...
Are long-term care operators facing new IRS challenges?
In a positive development for the long-term care community, the IRS has changed its position in an important tax case involving the taxability of entrance fees paid by residents of continuing care retirement communities...
Mutant court case?
Intellectual property derived from gene patents supports massive industries; employing hundreds of thousands of individuals. In light of the social and economic impact of gene patents, when the District Court essentially found all gene...
Do you own your Domain Name?
During the late 1990's it was easy to create a futuristic business name—you just added .com to the end. Today there are many more choices like .net, .bix, .bz, .tv, .pro, .tel, .mx, .info...
Commentary: Comments on social media
Beyond capabilities once enjoyed only by commercial broadcasters or governments, social media has empowered ordinary people to instantaneously communicate information worldwide. At its best, social media has given voice to oppressed people, has been...
Top ten clinical trial agreement provisions
The FDA's clinical trial registry includes nearly 87,000 active clinical trials (www.clinicaltrials.gov). Healthcare and research entities involved in the growing field of clinical trials should keep several key provisions in mind when reviewing or...
Not All Biofuels are Green
It seems reasonable. Abundant sunlight, soil, and water are used to grow plants to be harvested and then burned directly or processed to produce liquid fuels. Growing the plants (biomass) and producing the fuels...