A final rule published on July 3, 2023, empowers the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to impose civil monetary penalties (CMP) of up to $1 million for unlawful acts of...more
8/4/2023
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Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
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Information Blocking Rules ,
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A software developer of an electronic health records system utilizing AI is the recent target in a DOJ fraud investigation.
On January 27, 2020, the DOJ announced that Practice Fusion, Inc. entered into a deferred...more
2/5/2020
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Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Liability ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Treatment ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Failure to Comply ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
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Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Software Developers