On October 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Anthem, Inc. (Anthem) agreed to pay $16 million to settle allegations relating to HIPAA violations...more
Physicians, athletic trainers and other sports medicine professionals who travel to another state with an athletic team to provide medical care for that team will now have the benefit of being able to provide medical services...more
When the calendar turns to July, the new month may create excitement and anxiety for individuals: July 4th celebrations; hot weather; vacation plans; and yes, the calendar year is halfway done. For physicians, July may also...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") announced earlier this month that an HHS administrative law judge ("ALJ") ruled in favor of the OCR on summary judgment and required MD...more
On June 1, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the “Out-of-Network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act” (the “Act”). In the preamble to the Act, the New Jersey...more
There continues to be significant media attention on health care privacy and data breaches, the opioid crisis, Medicaid funding and expansion efforts, telemedicine, and mergers and acquisitions affecting the health care...more
Verizon recently released its 11th annual Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR). The DBIR is a helpful tool for everyone in the health care sector to understand trends in cybercrime and most typical causes of security...more
On February 13, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that a receiver appointed to liquidate the assets of Filefax, Inc. agreed to pay $100,000 to settle...more
2017 was a year in contrasts for the health care delivery system. Congress and President Trump made several attempts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Controversy about marijuana continued as more states...more
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On February 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) agreed to pay $3.5 million and enter into a Corrective...more
In the last days of the administration of Governor Chris Christie, he signed a new law relating to “surgical practices” that will impact New Jersey providers.
A1935/S287 requires all “surgical practices” to be licensed by...more
On December 28, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that 21st Century Oncology, Inc. (21CO) agreed to pay $2.3 Million in lieu of potential civil money...more
In early June 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Care Industry Cybersecurity (HCIC) Task Force released a “Report on Improving Cybersecurity in the Health Care Industry” (the Report). The...more
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Inc. (SLRHC), a member of the New York-based Mount Sinai Health System, paid $387,000 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and entered into a corrective action plan...more
Texas’ Memorial Hermann Health System (MHHS) paid $2.4 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and entered into a corrective action plan (CAP) to resolve allegations related to the impermissible...more
On April 24, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that CardioNet, Inc. (CNI) agreed to pay $2.5 million and enter into a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to settle...more
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On April 20, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Children’s Digestive Health (CDH) agreed to pay HHS $31,000 for its failure to have a business associate...more
On April 12, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN) agreed to pay HHS $400,000 to settle alleged HIPAA Security Rule...more
On February 16, 2017, the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that Memorial Healthcare Systems of Florida (“MHS”) agreed to pay $5.5 million and enter into a...more
In one of the last health care related acts of President Obama’s administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), imposed a multimillion-dollar HIPAA civil money penalty (CMP)...more
In what may be one of the final federal health care revisions implemented during the Obama Administration, on December 7, 2016 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office of Inspector General (“OIG”),...more
On November 22, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced that University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA) agreed to settle allegations relating to the HIPAA Privacy...more
On November 10, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted its work plan (the “Work Plan”) for fiscal year 2017. The OIG publishes its Work Plan on an annual basis. The...more
On October 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced that St. Joseph Health (SJH) agreed to settle allegations relating to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules,...more
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On October 7, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), released a guidance document (the “Guidance”) on the HIPAA-compliant use of cloud computing technologies. The...more