Author: Laura C.S. Newberry

Oregon Expands Prohibition on the Corporate Practice of Medicine, Severely Restricting Management Services Organizations

On June 9, 2025, Oregon Governor, Tina Kotek, signed SB 951[1] into law, making Oregon’s “corporate practice of medicine” doctrine one of the country’s most restrictive. SB 951 places numerous restrictions on the relationships between management services organizations and clinician practices, which will impact many of the written arrangements and techniques that management services organizations...

Significant New Healthcare Privacy and Cybersecurity Developments

As the federal government continues to take action in response to events impacting the healthcare landscape, stakeholders must ensure that they are staying up-to-date with health information privacy and security developments in the healthcare industry. This blog post summarizes two recent significant actions: a new HIPAA final rule and proposed federal cybersecurity legislation. New HIPAA...