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American Hospital Association (AHA) Sues U.S. Government for Denied Medicare...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 1, 2012, the American Hospital Association (AHA) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department...
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Florida Pharmacy Owner Accused of Medicare Fraud
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A family that owns a number of South Florida pharmacies is allegedly under investigation for Medicare...
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Health Care Professionals Take Note of the New HIPAA Rules
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law, and Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm With the popularity of electronic health records (EHRs),...
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Affinity Health Plan Settles with Government in Photocopier HIPAA Breach...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR), and Affinity Health...
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Two Laptops Containing Information of 729,000 Patients Stolen from California...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The personal health information of around 729,000 patients has been compromised following the theft of two...
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Dermatology Practice Settles with Government After Stolen USB Drive Results...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and Adult &...
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Data Breach at Colorado Hospital Highlights IT Security Risks
By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm A small rural hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, has identified a virus on its computer network that had captured and stored screen shots of protected...
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HIPAA Fines, Mobile Devices and Risk Assessments: Follow the Steps or Pay the...
By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm Two separate entities have agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $1,975,220 in fines...
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