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Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Bankruptcy Procedure Take Effect December 1, 2018

In the Red

Almost every year amendments are made to the rules that govern how bankruptcy cases are managed — the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The amendments address issues identified by an Advisory Committee made up of federal judges, bankruptcy attorneys, and others. The rule amendments are ultimately adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court and technically subject to Congressional disapproval.

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Price Transparency and What it Means for Your Organization

Credit Management Company

Price transparency consistently ranks as one of the top factors for consumers satisfaction, yet the healthcare industry continues to have some of the most obscure pricing structures in the American economy. According to research by InstaMed, 91% of patients are demanding greater transparency. Because of this phenomenon, CMS and other payers are demanding that providers give their patients more accurate information about costs.

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The Psychology of Commercial Debt Recovery – Part One

Stevens Lloyd

Millions of businesses, especially small to mid-sized firms, want to grow and prosper by serving their customers well—but they also expect to be paid promptly for their product or services. In our twenty plus years in the commercial debt recovery business, we’ve observed a universal fear among people in business: They want the money they’ve earned but they’re deeply afraid to press too hard lest they upset customers who not only might not pay but could also take their business elsewhere.

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High Volume: A Basic Encryption Strategy for Law Firms

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

Most lawyers have a general understanding of what encryption does. (If you don’t, let me introduce you to Wikipedia.) Nevertheless, most attorneys don’t feel like they have a comprehensive plan for managing encryption in their law firms, when it comes to sending secure files to clients and colleagues. That leaves a lot of law firms feeling a little insecure.

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.