Francis J Serbaroli

June 16, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

There are important issues corporate counsel should be aware of when a company embarks on opening on-site employee health and wellness centers.

By Francis J. Serbaroli

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May 27, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Francis J. Serbaroli, in his Health Law column, analyzes some of the legal and practical aspects of telemedicine. More payors are covering telemedicine services, he notes, and the lower cost and convenience of telemedicine, combined with efforts to mitigate regulatory obstacles, should drive growth in the future.

By Francis J. Serbaroli

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March 25, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his Health Law column, Greenberg Traurig shareholder Francis J. Serbaroli writes: One of the major components of the Affordable Care Act is the concept of financially rewarding providers for offering better care and penalizing poor quality, unnecessary, or untimely care. To that end, the ACA encourages the development of larger and more integrated health care systems, spurring countless provider combinations around the country. However, a recent federal court decision may have created a significant obstacle to some combinations.

By Francis J. Serbaroli

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January 28, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his Health Law column, Greenberg Traurig shareholder Francis J. Serbaroli writes: Health care represents one of the largest sectors of New York State's economy. However, unlike other major sectors such as financial services, technology, real estate and media, a large percentage of health care entities are not-for-profit corporations and therefore subject to the sweeping Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013.

By Francis J. Serbaroli

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November 25, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In his Health Law Column, Francis J. Serbaroli of Greenberg Traurig analyzes a recent Court of Appeals decision upholding a law restricting the withdrawal or transfer of a nursing home's equity or assets. He notes that, more than 35 years after the scandals of the 1970s, nursing homes continue to be held to different standards than other licensed health care facilities.

By Francis J. Serbaroli

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June 29, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In his Health Law feature, Greenberg Traurig shareholder Francis J. Serbaroli writes: The alignment of the justices on parts of yesterday's opinion is as interesting as the content of the opinion itself. A five-justice majority effectively limited the power of Congress under the commerce clause, as well as furnishing a potential basis for challenging existing and future laws relying upon the commerce clause.

By Francis J. Serbaroli

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September 24, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In his Health Law column, Francis J. Serbaroli, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig, discusses how new health care provider models, from walk-in clinics to mega-physician practices, are attracting more and more patients. He reports that New York's Public Health and Health Planning Council is scrutinizing these new provider models, but questions whether the Council has the authority to regulate them absent new legislation.

By Francis J. Serbaroli

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January 24, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In his Health Law column, Greenberg Traurig shareholder Francis J. Serbaroli writes that Groupon, Living Social, and other discount websites are hugely successful cutting-edge innovations in the marketing of goods and services, but as a recent article pointed out, such websites may keep up to half of the payments made by the purchasers, which could get professional health care service providers who offer discounted services and websites advertising these deals in serious trouble.

By Francis J. Serbaroli

11 minute read

January 22, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In his Health Law column, Francis J. Serbaroli, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, re-visits the New York Court of Appeals landmark 'Boreali v. Axelrod' decision on its 25th anniversary and finds the decision remains an important warning to executive branch agencies not to infringe upon the legislature's prerogatives.

By Francis J. Serbaroli

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May 28, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Greenberg Traurig shareholder Francis J. Serbaroli, in his Health Law column, discusses a recent Appellate Division decision that held a physician liable for disclosing information about a patient's emergency room visit to the patient's estranged wife. The decision is an instructive reminder to physicians and other licensed health care professionals that there must be a compelling reason to make such a disclosure without the patient's consent.

By Francis J. Serbaroli

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