On September 21, Cassandra DiNova will be participating in the AHI Leadership Summit and presenting on the topic, “Compliance with Part 2 Regulations in Telemedicine.”

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, substance abuse providers turned to telemedicine to provide needed services to their patients. However, substance abuse providers were still subject to federal confidentiality regulations,Read More

Cassandra DiNova authored an explainer on hospital ethics committees, as part of a series of Aging and Disability Explainers published by the Albany Law School’s Government Law Center. These explainers are designed to educate the public about legal issues experienced by the aging and people with disabilities.

To view Cassandra’s explainer, click here. To view

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Kate Heptig, with help from Stacey Goldstein and Margarita Christoforou, created a new medical group, PRINE Health, that will focus on value-based care for patients with chronic kidney disease.  The resulting medical practice, PRINE Health Medical Group, PLLC, is comprised of thirty providers from six existing independent medical practices, including nephrologists and primary care physicians,

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Uniondale, New York – April 25, 2019 – The prestigious Chambers USA Directory has once again included Rivkin Radler LLP in its New York rankings.  The firm’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group is ranked in Band 3 in the Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer category and its Health Services Practice Group ranked in Band 4 in the

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ALBANY, NEW YORK — Rivkin Radler LLP one of the Northeast’s leading law firms, has leased the entire 11th floor at 66 South Pearl Street for its new Albany office. The Firm will occupy over 10,500sf and additional rooftop patio space. This move is both an expansion and relocation for Rivkin Radler, which merged with

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Cassandra Rivais was selected to serve as a reviewer for the abstracts of American Society of Bioethics and Humanities’ annual conference.  The organization hand-picks who will serve as reviewers, and reviewers get special recognition during the conference program.

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Karen E. Sosler, with the assistance of Stacey L. Goldstein and Cassandra J. Rivais, successfully merged i) Seton Health Foundation, Inc. into The Northeast Health Foundation, Inc., ii) Seton Auxiliary, Inc. into Seton Health System, Inc., and iii) Seton Health System, Inc. into Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York  in an effort to create administrative

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Cassandra Rivais has authored the Health Law Journal’s “In the Journals” article, which appears in the Fall 2018 issue.

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This article appeared in the Health Law Journal, Fall 2018, Vol. 23, No. 2 published by the New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207.

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Rivkin Radler LLP has welcomed new associates, Margarita Christoforou, Cassandra Rivais and Jonah Zweig.

Margarita Christoforou, of St. James, has joined the firm’s Health Services Practice Group.

Margarita represents various healthcare entities, including hospital systems, medical groups and physician practices, long-term care providers, ambulatory surgery centers, Management Services Organizations (MSOs), Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Independent

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