elcome to the MTBC Legal Corner. In this Legal Corner, you will find resources pertaining to a wide variety of legal and practice management issues that affect your medical practice. The Legal Blog section addresses unfolding legal and regulatory developments in the healthcare industry and focses on countless matters including Medicare reimbursement rule changes, medical malpractice reform, claim coding,  employment law and HIPAA. The Doctors Q & A section allows you to see answers to your colleague’s legal questions and also gives you the opportunity to pose your own questions. The Local Healthcare Regulations section provides details and analysis regarding the specific laws and regulations in your state that affect your practice. For instance, how much can a doctor in Michigan charge per page for photocopying patient records? What is a payer’s time limit for adjudicating a clean claim in New Jersey and what rights does a New Jersey physician have in the event of untimely payment? The Local Healthcare Regulations section has the answers to these and many other important issues affecting practices in every state. Finally, the Standard Medical Office Legal Forms section contains a collection of many of the most commonly requested standard legal forms and letters for your medical practice. If you would like to register to receive an email when new content is added to this web site,please click here.