Data breaches, unencrypted devices and safeguarding protected health information aren't the only HIPAA elements hospitals and healthcare organizations should be concerned about.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The Board of Commissioners of Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health have unanimously voted to settle the second part of a five-year legal battle for $1 million plus $4.5 million to be paid in fees to the whistle-blower's attorneys, according to…
Three advocacy groups including the Southern Poverty Law Center have filed a lawsuit against Tennessee alleging state officials have unlawfully prevented thousands of people from signing up for Medicaid.
Forty percent of Americans surveyed from July 18 to 20 said they generally favor the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, while 59 percent oppose it, according to a CNN/ORC International poll.
The following is a roundup of recent case settlements and updates of lawsuits filed under the qui tam, or whistle-blower, provision of the False Claims Act.
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Undercover investigators using fake identities were able to secure subsidized health plans by enrolling through call centers that handle applications for consumers who are unable to use HealthCare.gov.
The Obama administration has announced it will revise regulations concerning religious objections to providing contraceptive coverage that are voiced by nonprofit organizations, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
A three-judge panel from the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously held low- and middle-income Americans in all states can legally receive subsidies for health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, even if their state…
Accountable care organizations are designed to benefit consumers by offering coordinated care that helps improve health outcomes. However, this type of collaboration can raise red flags for antitrust agencies, according to a recent presentation by the Director of the Federal…
Mobile, Ala.-based Infirmary Health System, which includes IMC-Diagnostic and Medical Clinic, Diagnostic Physicians Group and Infirmary Medical Clinics, has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle allegations the health system violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the…