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Consequences of Not Seeking Medical Attention After a Car Accident

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Adrenaline takes over after a car crash. People feel shaken up, but they might think they’re physically fine. They don’t feel pain, so they brush it off and go home. It might not sound like a big deal, but it actually is. ...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Importance of Documenting Your Injuries for a Lawsuit

If you have a mass tort lawsuit, proving your injuries (and their costs) will be essential for recovering the financial compensation you deserve. As a result, documenting your injuries is extremely important, and while your...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Importance of Medical Documentation in a Personal Injury Claim in Florida

One of the most important aspects of any personal claim is establishing the extent of your damages. Proving your damages is crucial due to the fact that, contrary to what some believe, a jury does not simply pull a number out...more

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Watch Out For The Minnesota Health Records Act

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Medical providers operating in Minnesota must be aware of the Minnesota Health Records Act’s (“MHRA”) requirements to avoid liability exposure. Enterprising plaintiff’s attorneys are bringing these claims at an increasing...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Law Update: October 2020

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Earlier this year, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a final rule (ONC Rule) addressing interoperability, information blocking and patient access to data. The ONC Rule...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 2 (February 2020) - A ruling from Georgia’s highest state court could set a precedent that determines recourse for victims of cyberattacks. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled in late December...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2017

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A LOOK BACK... A LOOK AHEAD - While the uncertainty associated with legislative efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) dominated most of the headlines for the healthcare industry last year,...more

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DOJ Bows Out of ManorCare FCA Case

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After years of investigation and litigation, and on the eve of a highly anticipated trial, the government abandoned its FCA case against ManorCare, the nation’s second-largest operator of skilled nursing homes and assisted...more

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Massachusetts Court: Patients Have Standing to Sue for Data Breach Based on Data Exposure Alone

A Massachusetts Superior Court judge held that a plaintiff has standing to sue for money damages based on the mere exposure of plaintiff’s private information in an alleged data breach. The court concluded that the plaintiff...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

No Harm, No Foul – Appellate Court Finds No CMIA Claim Without Actual Injury

California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 56 et seq. (“CMIA”), provides that an individual may recover $1,000 nominal damages (plus actual damages if any) based on the negligent release of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Halifax Health Gets In More Hot Water

You probably didn’t think Florida’s Halifax Health could make its situation any worse. After all, only two months ago Halifax agreed to pay $85 million to settle just the first half of a Medicare fraud case. That still...more

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