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Protected Health Information Fraud

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

Another Resolution by DOJ Pursuant to its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Highlights Continued Efforts to Hold Companies Accountable...

We previously wrote about the United States Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (“CCFI”), which “aims to hold accountable entities or individuals that put U.S. information or systems at risk by...more

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Compliance and Insurance Needs Can Narrow Your MDR Search

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When it comes to protecting your organization from cyber threats, Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services are a must. But many businesses overlook the importance of compliance and insurance needs associated with...more

Proskauer on Privacy

DOJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Secures More Than $9 Million in Two False Claims Act Settlements for Alleged Cybersecurity...

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Last fall, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) launched its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (“CCFI”) as part of its effort to “combat new and emerging cyber threats to the security of sensitive information and...more

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DOJ Settles First False Claims Act Enforcement Action Since Launch of Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative

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On March 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $930,000 settlement with Comprehensive Health Services, LLC (CHS) for alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). This settlement marks DOJ’s first...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Law Update: February 2021

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To date, there has been little consistency in how Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements are enforced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), or the amount of settlements...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2020

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CYBERSECURITY - OFAC Issues Advisory on Sanctions for Facilitating Ransomware Payments - On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory “to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FBI Warns of Emerging COVID-19 Testing and Treatment Fraud Schemes

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On April 13, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a press release warning the public about several emerging health care fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 pandemic....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Law Firm Cyber Alerts

Beware of Fraudsters Posing as Government Investigators to Obtain Protected Health Information

Risk Management Question - What precautions can law firms, along with their lawyers and staff, take when they receive an unexpected request for protected health information (PHI) from someone claiming to be a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Drug Pricing Concerns Drive Continued DOJ Focus on Life Sciences Companies

In 2019, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement activity targeting drug and device manufacturers jumped sharply over the prior year, reflecting an increased focus on fraud and abuse in the life sciences sector. More...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

DEA imposters targeting physicians and pharmacies

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Recent reports of scams targeting physicians and pharmacies serve as reminders to providers and health care organizations to be cautious when receiving unusual communications purportedly from the Drug Enforcement Agency...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Class Action Initiated Against Telehealth Provider for Disclosure of Sensitive Information

A class action was filed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this week against a national telehealth provider, MDLive Inc. (MDLive) for its mobile app’s alleged secret capture of screenshots containing sensitive patient information...more

King & Spalding

OIG Releases Report on EHR Fraud Controls

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On December 11, 2013, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report examining provider use of certain fraud controls in certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. OIG’s survey of 864 hospitals found...more

Troutman Pepper

Medical Identity Theft: New Recommendations By The California Attorney General To Health Care Organizations For Keeping Medical...

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Unlike financial identity theft, which targets a victim’s financial health, medical identity theft threatens a victim’s very existence. The unauthorized access of a victim’s medical record not only grants the thief access to...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Another major medical data breach in California

Or….why are health care institutions still leaving laptops containing PHI unencrypted???? The Los Angeles Times (the “Times”) reported this week the theft of two laptops from an administrative office of hospital group...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Multi-Million Medicare Fraud and HIPAA Conviction: A Cautionary Tale

The owner of a Long Island medical supply company was convicted last week on charges of a $10.7 million Medicare fraud and wrongful disclosure of private medical information under the Health Insurance Portability and...more

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