Recent Decision Highlights Potential Personal Liability of Hospital Directors Based on Breach of Fiduciary Duty -
In a recent case, a federal bankruptcy court in Michigan reviewed important questions involving breach of...more
11/7/2018
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Bankruptcy Court ,
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Medical Devices ,
Nonprofits ,
Personal Liability ,
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Teaching Hospitals ,
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Wireless Devices
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) announced in August that it has finalized the draft guidance it first issued in May of last year on securing wireless infusion pumps. Infusion pumps are often tasked...more
In the latest twist in a case that began last year, an administrative law judge (ALJ) agreed that a $4.3 million penalty, levied by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against the MD Anderson Cancer Center as a result of HIPAA...more
In its monthly Cybersecurity Newsletter at the end of May, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services pointedly reminds us of the need to be conscious of some fundamental...more
On the Friday before the Memorial Day Holiday, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center sent an important warning about a virus affecting home and office internet routers, the devices that we all use to negotiate the...more
The cybersecurity breaches rippling through the global economy create enormous costs for the affected businesses and organizations. As a result, many companies are focusing increased attention on obtaining insurance coverage...more
Thursdays with Mama -
Life has a rhythm, a symmetry, a meter, a metric. It’s rarely smooth or perfect. It’s knots and knuckles, bumps and bruises. It’s rough and tumble. It sings its own song in its own time.
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In the iconic western, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Butch and Sundance are hard pressed to evade a posse led by the semi-mythical lawman, Joe Lefors, who is so adept that he manages to track them across solid rock. The...more
In response to several questions received after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published a fact sheet in early 2016 on individuals’ rights to access protected health...more
Imagine if you started to open a resident’s file on your computer and this message came up on your screen against a red background...more
A recent decision in the Wake County nursing facility certificate of need (CON) case includes a new take on quality of care in the CON context that might well impact future applications and reviews. The case arose from...more