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5 Essential Healthcare Compliance Laws and Regulations

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Healthcare compliance is the process of following the laws, regulations and ethical standards that govern the healthcare industry. It ensures that healthcare organizations protect patient safety, maintain data privacy and...more

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Healthcare Law Update: February 2021

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To date, there has been little consistency in how Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements are enforced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), or the amount of settlements...more

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"Meaningfully Useful" Risk Mitigation Strategies for Providers Following the eClinicalWorks Settlement

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The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ("HITECH Act") established financial incentives under Medicare and Medicaid for eligible health care providers that adopt, implement, and demonstrate use...more

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EHR Vendors Beware: eClinicalWorks Settles with DOJ for $155 Million

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced on May 31, 2017, a $155 million settlement of its lawsuit alleging False Claims Act (“FCA”) and Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) violations committed by eClinicalWorks (“eCW”), one of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

A Striking EHR Settlement: The DOJ pursues an EHR Vendor for "Causing the Submission" of False EHR Incentive Payment Claims

On May 31, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $155 million settlement with eClinical Works (ECW), a nationally-known electronic health records (EHR) software vendor. The settlement arises out of a lawsuit,...more

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Appeals Court Confirms that HITECH Violations Do Not Violate FCA

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In an important recent decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed that a qui tam relator's claim that her former husband improperly accessed electronic protected health information (e-PHI) of her and her relatives...more

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Most Imaginative Whistleblower Claim of the Month

Vicki Sheldon is the hands-down favorite to claim this month’s Most Imaginative Whistleblower Claim award. Vicki’s at-the-time husband Duane was employed at Kettering Health Network (KHN). Duane had an affair with another KHN...more

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