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How Technology Intervention Can Help Address Healthcare Fraud Rise
By Anonymous • May 11, 2020 •Careers, Nonprofits and the Public Interest, Issues, Other Issues
Fraud in all forms and sizes may occur in healthcare, most especially now in the middle of a crisis. Health care fraud schemes are again on the rise. An unscrupulous medical doctor could, for example, use patient information to check for non-rendered services. There is also something called the unbundling of the medical code, whereby a patient is charged for every individual step of the procedure. Enhance Biometrics Security One way to combat medicare fraud and abuse is by applying biometric safety measures in hospitals. When a patient reaches a verification stage, the process is strengthened by biometrics — such as…
How To Avoid Harassment and Know Your Rights: The Fair Debt Collection Process
By Anonymous • May 10, 2020 •Issues, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Other Forms of Discrimination, Other Issues, Features, Myths & Truths
When many people think of the stereotypical debt collector, it's a hardened scoundrel of melodrama infamy that tries to throw widows and orphans into the lane, because rent is inflated. Although it's tempting to portray these people as shameful villains — and some of their behaviors were history's less than admirable — one thing is essential to remember: no one has to borrow money. Finally, it is because of the option of borrowing money that you owe a debt. Your creditor issued your loan or credit line on your guarantee of the payment of this loan. Your creditors have a…
Difficult Clients: Here’s How To Deal With Them
By Keith Brais • April 26, 2020 •Careers, Issues, Mentoring and Networking, Other Issues
Since many lawyers began their careers with months on end reviewing documents, it is no wonder that engaging with clients can seem to be a significant achievement and a welcome break from being in the document review den. Yet as you begin to communicate with customers, you know that there is now an entirely new problem: that is your customers. While it is not entirely external to a GAP shop, legal services may have a clear sense of retail. You have to say often sometimes that the customer is wrong and always keeps the customer satisfied with their job,…
On Lockdown? Here’s How To Post Your Bail Online
By Anonymous • April 26, 2020 •Issues, Mentoring and Networking, Women and Law in the Media, Other Issues
Health authorities recommend social distancing, isolation, or screening to prevent the spread of the disease from people who are or are exposed to the new coronavirus. The distance from the others (approximately 6 meters) ensures that areas such as schools, churches, concert halls, and public transport are safe and avoided. Quarantine means preventing contact with others when a human detects a coronavirus. Isolation means separating a person who has entered COVID-19 so that it can not spread it to other individuals. How Bail Normally Works Bail works by releasing an accused of money held by the court until all the…
Ms. JD Virtual Toolkit: Self-Care During Self-Quarantine (4/16)
By Ms. JD Editor • April 01, 2020 •Ms. JD, Issues, Balancing Private and Professional Life, Other Issues
Ms. JD Virtual Toolkit Webinar Series "Self-Care During Self-Quarantine" with Jeena Cho, Lawyer, Author & Mindfulness Instructor Register today at https://bit.ly/msjdvirtualtoolkit5
Ms. JD Virtual Toolkit: Financial Management in Times of Uncertainty (4/7)
By Ms. JD Editor • March 31, 2020 •Ms. JD, Issues, Other Issues
Ms. JD Virtual Toolkit Webinar Series "Financial Management in Times of Uncertainty" with Amy Irvine, CFP®, EA, MPAS®, CCFC Register today at https://bit.ly/msjdvirtualtoolkit2
Everything Nobody Ever Told Me: How To Deal with a Perfectionist
By Paula M Jones • March 26, 2020 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Careers, Other Career Issues, Law School, Other Law School Issues, Issues, Mentoring and Networking, •Other Issues
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.” – Anne Lamott Have you ever encountered the kind of people who expect the impossible from others? They view anything less than perfection as a failure. They hyper-focus on your mistakes and they never seem to notice all the things that you do right. You, my friend, have encountered a perfectionist. While at first blush this term may seem like a compliment, the reality is that it is not. Perfectionists should really be called “imperfectionists” because they don’t look for the perfection in others - they look for their imperfections. There is a…
Combating Anxiety and Depression During COVID-19
By Brandy Simpson • March 24, 2020 •Issues, Other Issues
Social distancing is in full effect, numerous counties and states have implemented stay home orders, schools and daycares across the U.S. have been closed, and you’re still trying to work and maybe even homeschool your children at the same time. Sound familiar? The struggle is real folks. Admittedly, I’m generally a realist rather than an optimist. However, I must be intentional during this time with my work schedule, socialization and mindset, or I’ll inevitably become anxious about the hundreds of things I can’t control during this global pandemic. Like many of you, as a litigation attorney, I spend much of…
Why Would You Risk It?
By Susan Smith Blakely • March 19, 2020 •Issues, Other Issues
Today I am frustrated with some of you. Particularly the millennials among you and especially the Gen Z-ers. And this is unusual for me, as you know, because I am generally very supportive of young people. I even wrote a book about millennial lawyers and what you want from employers, supervisors and managers. In other words, I have had your collective back. But, if you are on Bourbon Street celebrating spring break from colleges, universities and law schools and congregating and socializing in close quarters, you are not living up to my expectations. You also are not meeting the expectations…