Paying the $1.3 million fine is the easy part. Complying with the CAP is a different undertaking.
On Sept. 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced an...more
9/19/2023
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fines ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Violations ,
Hospitals ,
Physicians
Telemedicine has the potential to disrupt the health care delivery system by providing access to care at a lower cost than face-to-face visits. Telemedicine incorporates remote communications into the provision of health care...more
In the October 3 Federal Register (79 FR 59717), the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a proposed rule that would amend the safe harbor regulations to the...more
Since January 2009, the DOJ has recovered more than $13.4 billion through False Claims Act cases involving fraud against federal health care programs, and last month, Halifax Hospital Medical Center and Halifax Staffing, Inc....more
4/29/2014
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Contract ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Halifax Hospital ,
Healthcare ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Medicare ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblower Awards