Model Conflict of Interest Policy for Employees Romantically Involved with Co-Workers
Here’s a template for a conflict of interest policy that you can adapt for your lab based on its specific situation and HR policies.
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Model Workplace Romance ‘Love Contract’
Having employees involved in office romances disclose their relationship and follow key ground rules can help avoid negative impacts on the lab.
Model Workplace Romance & Fraternization Policy
It’s important to implement a policy that allows you to keep control over the potential issues romantic relationships can cause in the lab.
Provide Lab Staff Training on Workplace Violence and Active Shooter Events
Part of the duty to protect workers is to ensure those at risk receive proper training on what to do if an active shooter incident occurs.
A Model Script to Help Avoid HIPAA Right of Access Violations
This script helps prepare frontline staff to answer questions that patients seeking access to their PHI are likely to ask.
A Model Signature Log for Laboratories
If the signatures of ordering physicians or non-physician practitioners aren’t legible or done correctly, Medicare may not pay for lab tests.
A Model Attestation Statement for Laboratories
To guard against reimbursement denials due to improper signatures, labs can give MACs an attestation statement from the physician or NPP.
Model Lab Workplace Vaccine Passport Policy
Although courts have yet to weigh in on the issue, guidelines from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other regulatory agencies indicate that employers may implement vaccine passports if they perform a workplace assessment and determine that...
Can Employees Who Wrongly Flunk Drug/Alcohol Test Sue the Testing Lab for Medical Malpractice?
In addition to potentially fatal misdiagnoses and erroneous treatment decisions, mistakes during the specimen collection and testing process can expose your lab to risk of liability under state medical malpractice laws. But what if the victim isn’t a patient but an...
