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Steven I. Kern
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Nationally recognized expert on Healthcare law; Editorial Consultant to Medical Economics Magazine, and ModernMedicine.com; frequent contributor to Medscape and MD News. Former Member of the Editorial Board of New Jersey Lawyer; Former New Jersey Deputy Attorney General assigned to the State Board of Medical Examiners; Past Chair, N.J. State Bar Association Administrative Law Section. Mr. Kern’s practice is focused on prevention, compliance, and the litigation of serious criminal, civil and administrative matters, including matters before Medicare, Medicaid and State Licensing Boards. New York University School of Law, J.D.; Lehigh University, B.A. Admitted to practice 1975.
Articles by this attorney
Appellate Division Upholds Right to Arbitrate Medical Malpractice Cases - But Only After Overcoming Huge Hurdle, August 2010 More Stupid Regulations, July 2010 An End to Class Action Abuse?, April 2010 Is it Time to Opt Out of Medicare?, April 2010 Ranking State Medical Boards, Are the Best Really the Worst?, April 2010 An End to Malpractice Trials, March 2010 Supply - Demand and the A.M.A., September 2009 Continued Erosion of the Medical Profession: We Need to Stop the Bleeding, August 2009 Rationing Healthcare: Who Decides When to Pull the Plug on Grandma?, August 2009 The Heat's Getting Hotter: Healthcare Prosecutions to Rise Dramatically, August 2009 Red Flag Rules Redux, May 15, 2009 Hospital Responsible for Patient's Surgical Bill Where Doctor Doesn't Participate with Patient's Insurance Plan, April 20, 2009 Electronic Health Records. Will it Reduce Malpractice Claims?, March 2, 2009 New "Red Flag Rules" Apply to Physician Practices, March 24, 2009 Exclusive Contracts Between Hospitals And Physicians Under Scrutiny After Decision By Federal Appeals Court, February 2009 No Class In Class Action Litigation, February 2009 I'm Not Sorry for Not Saying I'm Sorry, January 23, 2009 Whose Side Are They On?, December 16, 2008 Medical Board Attacked from Former Insider. November 18, 2008 Another Blow to Ambulatory Care Centers, May 22, 2008 Appellate Division Upholds Gross Receipts Tax on Ambulatory Care Centers, November 2007 More Ways to be Sued-New Informed Consent Forms Required for Physician Protection, November 2007 From PIP ARB to Penitentiary, August 2007 Dealing with the Long-Term Drug Dependent Patient, May 2007 Let’s Go To The Video Tape Board of Medical Examiners Eviscerates Chaperone Rule Protections, Responding to Patients Personal Crises May be Punishable Boundry Violation, May 2007 Yes, There is Justice!, April 2007 Expect More From Your Residents - A Court Will, January 2007 New Jersey Residents Held to Higher Standard of Care, January 2007 Do We Need Specialized Courts?, November 20, 2006 New Jersey Hospital Medical Staffs and Medical Staff Peer Review Litigation, August 2006 Understanding Physician Employment Contracts, October 2005 Medicare Fraud Alert Misconceptions: The Path to Prison?, Fall 2005 Appellate Court Offers Best Reason for Tort Reform, June 30, 2003 Dramatic Increase In Numbers Of Medicare Audits First Warrantless Searches - Now Jail! Flurry of Proposed Regulations and Legislation Likely to Create New Hardships for Physicians Horizon Class Action Settlement Challenged by State Physicians How Well Does the Insurance Company's Lawyer Protect Your Rights? Medical Board Issues New Rules For Administering, Dispensing and Prescribing Drugs Medical Economics: How Much Insurance Do You Need? OIG Compliance Program for Individual And Small-Group Physician Practices OIG Rules Hospitals Can Pay Physicians for On-Call Services – Pits Hospital Against Medical Staffs for Uncompensated Care Dollars Organizing Physicians – Legal Issues Physicians Unions – Barriers – Alternatives Physicians Unions - The Solution or Just Another Problem Proposed Board of Medical Examiners Rule Could Close Many Ambulatory Surgery Centers Relationship Between Board Of Medical Examiners And Organized Medicine At All Time Low The Princess or the Talking Frog Universal Health Care In New Jersey – On The Horizon What To Do When Your Partner Starts Acting Erratically?