by Jennifer C. Noble | May 27, 2019 | IRA
The most comprehensive changes to private retirement plans in more than a decade are gaining momentum in Congress. A key House committee unanimously passed a bill known as the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act), intended to increase...
by Jeffrey T. Workman | May 20, 2019 | business law
CPAs have an ethical duty to keep their client information confidential. Specifically, 21 NCAC 08N.0205 of the Board of CPA Examiners’ Ethics Rules provides that that a “CPA shall not disclose any confidential information obtained in the course of employment or a...
by Karen McKeithen Schaede | May 13, 2019 | business law
What do I need to do to manage Vendors who have access to our PHI? In 2017 a $31,000 settlement was paid by a covered entity due to a vendor, a record storage company, when OCR discovered that the parties did not have a Business Associate Agreement in place. OCR...
On Behalf of Connors Morgan, PLLC | May 1, 2019 | health care law
It is no secret that opioid abuse is becoming increasingly problematic throughout North Carolina and across the U.S. Many jurisdictions have implemented local and state-level interventions, but by far the most effective have been the prescription drug monitoring...
