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How Do I Get Out of My Non-Compete?
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How Do I Get Out of My Non-Compete?

In healthcare, there has been a large expansion in non-compete clauses. Many of our clients would like to find a way out of their non-compete clause when looking to leave their current employment.

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The first way to avoid breaching a non-compete clause is to have your attorney negotiate a contract without a non-compete clause before beginning your employment.

Sometimes, non-compete clauses are unavoidable. So what can you do in that

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Can Your Practice Afford a Data Breach?
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Can Your Practice Afford a Data Breach?

Probably not.

A recent study found that the total average cost of a healthcare breach is $10.10 million.

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Can your healthcare practice afford a breach? Most healthcare entities cannot.

Since 2020, healthcare breach costs have risen by 42%.

As we know healthcare breaches are incessant, it is important to understand trends.

The trends that have emerged over the past few years are:

  1. Repeat attacks. Many healthcare entities have
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Is Your Compliance Plan Protecting You?
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Is Your Compliance Plan Protecting You?

Healthcare compliance plans are essential to ensure your practice is following the law. Your compliance plan can keep your practice out of trouble.

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A recent enforcement action highlights the need for an effective and updated compliance plan.

A physician in Arkansas has been sentenced to 102 months of prison time and to pay over $4.63 million in restitution. Following release from prison, he will have three (3) years of supervised

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EHR Threats? – Rickard & Associates
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EHR Threats? – Rickard & Associates

A recent warning highlights that electronic health records (EHRs) are a top target of cybercriminals.

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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a warning to healthcare entities regarding EHR vulnerabilities and protections.

Protected health information (PHI) continues to hold its value on the dark web and is a constant target of cybercriminals.

With the recent growth of telehealth and healthcare technology, we have seen a large increase in cybercrime

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New bill could change Nevada graduation dress codes
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New bill could change Nevada graduation dress codes

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada students are one step closer to being allowed to wear additional items at their graduation ceremonies.

Lawmakers have introduced Assembly Bill 73, which would permit students to wear traditional tribal regalia or recognized objects of religious or cultural significance.

However, the committee said this won’t replace traditional graduation garbs.

“The provisions of Section 1 of the bill allow pupils to wear [these] as adornments at a graduation ceremony,” committee counsel Asher Killian said during an education assembly meeting on Thursday. “The definition of adornment is something attached to, worn with, but not replacing the cap

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Seven issues that will define the 2024 election
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Seven issues that will define the 2024 election

A handful of issues are emerging as possible flashpoints in the 2024 election as Republicans and Democrats look to fine tune their messaging ahead of a consequential presidential election.

President Biden sparred with conservatives over Social Security and Medicare during his annual State of the Union address, engaging in a spirited back and forth with Republicans over the issue. And if Democrats’ messaging on key 2023 races like the Wisconsin Supreme Court is any indication, the party is also likely to lean on the issue of abortion as well.

Meanwhile, prospective Republican presidential hopefuls are already wading into issues like

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NAPLAN sets the bar too low to spot students at risk of failing
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NAPLAN sets the bar too low to spot students at risk of failing

But for this to work, transitioning from numbered bands to proficiency levels must include language that clearly describes each benchmark.

Yet, some linguistic choices, such as “developing” proficiency, are a light touch for defining achievement that is, in fact, not at the proficient level – since below proficiency is, by definition, not developing. And defining what appears to be the proficient level as being “strong” risks further confusing NAPLAN’s users.

Instead, ministers should have taken the opportunity to opt for an unambiguous scale: highly proficient, proficient, below proficient, and well below proficient.

Four in 10 Australian students don’t reach the

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5 Things to Discuss with Your Spouse Before Estate Planning
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5 Things to Discuss with Your Spouse Before Estate Planning

If you are married and considering doing your estate plan, there are some discussions you should have with your spouse.

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If you and your spouse are considering doing your estate plan, we recommend that you discuss the following items:

  1. How do you want your money and assets handled if one of you dies? Do you want any restrictions? Are you worried about your spouse remarrying and being influenced by the
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