When can a data breach get worse? When the process of notifying victims creates a second breach. Take the example of a cancer treatment center that recently paid $425,000 to settle allegations that included a faulty...more
1/25/2022
/ Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Entities ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Data Breach ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Phishing Scams ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
Risk Management
A medical device manufacturer learned what might seem an obvious lesson when it paid $18 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by its former Compliance Officer: don’t ignore your compliance officer. The federal...more
10/19/2020
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Medical Devices ,
OIG ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers