The Health Law Blog published by the State Bar of Wisconsin covers legal issues affecting health care providers and organizations in Wisconsin. Topics include regulatory compliance, health care business transactions, Medicaid funding and reimbursement, advanced practice nursing laws, patient privacy under HIPAA, workplace violence prevention in health care settings, and interactions with law enforcement. The blog addresses changes in state and federal health care laws, operational and employment law implications for medical practices, and strategies for legal risk management in health care delivery. It serves as a resource for attorneys advising health care clients on evolving legal and regulatory challenges in the Wisconsin health care system.
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Recently, health care professionals are asking a lot of questions about Wisconsin’s new APRN Modernization Act (2025 WI 17), and for good reason. This legislation, which was signed into law Aug. 8, 2025, and goes into effect Sept.…
It is well known that Wisconsin’s Medicaid program, like those of all states, plays a ubiquitous role in providing residents access to health care.
Zeke Shen, U.W. 2023, is an attorney with
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PC
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Workers in the health care industries face the highest rates of workplace violence and are five times more likely to be subjected to violence at work than the public, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Violence against…
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants,” said Sir Isaac Newton of the contributions his predecessors made to his own work.1The same might be said by a young physician today, reflecting…