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Malek + Malek Welcomes Five New Attorneys

Malek + Malek is pleased to welcome five attorneys to the firm. James Lutes, Hannah Kimball, and Chelsey Torgerson join the Coeur d’Alene office. Olivia Johnston joins the Coeur...

How to Write, Maintain, and Enforce a Business Associate Agreement

Every healthcare practice works with vendors who touch patient data, from billing companies to cloud storage providers and more. Before protected health information (PHI) is used by an external...

Why AI Contract Review Is Not Enough to Protect Your Business

Paste a contract into a chatbot, ask it to flag unusual language, and within seconds, you have a summary that sounds thorough and uses the right legal terms. It...

How to Ensure 340B Program Compliance: A Guide for FQHCs

The 340B Drug Pricing Program allows eligible healthcare providers, known as covered entities, to purchase certain outpatient drugs at reduced prices from pharmaceutical manufacturers. For federally qualified health centers...

How to Terminate an Employee Without Creating a Lawsuit

By the time a business owner or HR lead calls an attorney about an employee problem, the issue has usually been building for weeks, if not months. This slow...

Idaho’s New Bathroom and Transition Laws: What Healthcare Organizations Need to Know

Two Idaho laws taking effect July 1, 2026 are creating new compliance questions for healthcare organizations across the state. The first, House Bill 752, restricts bathroom access by biological...

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