HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

Had the level of abuse and fraud in the healthcare industry been allowed to continue, tens of billions of dollars would have been lost to unscrupulous actors. It was not until 2002 that the Privacy Rule was published, and 2003 that the Security Rule was published. Abuse and Fraud in the Health Care Industry. $7

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 10, 2024

As well as its payment processing activities, Stripe provides billing, identity verification, and fraud management services. However, Stripe is not HIPAA compliant because of the way it records personal data within transaction data and uses the combined data to help detect fraud. Coinbase ) or dubious privacy practices (i.e.,

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Title II: Preventing health care fraud and abuse; administration simplification; medical liability reform. The provisions related to administrative simplification are discussed below, while the provisions for medical liability reform (of which there are few) only relate to whistle blower protection for reporting fraud and abuse.

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Health Care Law Brief

APRIL 11, 2022

As early as 2002 and as highlighted in recent guidance , OIG has explained its longstanding concerns relating to the offering of incentives intended to induce beneficiaries to obtain federally reimbursable items and services when those incentives have been cash or cash equivalents. The OIG highlighted four specific reasons. Key Takeaways.

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AIHC

JUNE 3, 2024

From 2002 to 2016, more than 643,000 older adults were treated in the emergency department for nonfatal assaults and over 19,000 homicides occurred. The rate of nonfatal assaults increased by more than 75% among men (2002–2016) and more than 35% among women (2007–2016). The CDC reports that elder abuse is common.

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YouCompli

APRIL 13, 2022

In fact, the OIG’s original Special Fraud Alert (SFA) from 2002 is still pertinent today, even as rules have shifted to encourage COVID vaccination and better coordination of care. Clearly, improper beneficiary inducements are still a compliance risk.

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 4, 2024

2002); Tracker Marine, L.P. 2002 WL 32830975, at *4 (Tex. May 15, 2002); Bass v. See Henry Schein, Inc. Stromboe , 102 S.W.3d 3d 675, 698 (Tex. Ogle , 108 S.W.3d 3d 349, 358 (Tex. 2003); Birdsong v. Toyota Motor Credit Corp. Hendrix , 931 F. 523, 529 (S.D. 1996) (all refusing to apply DTPA extraterritorially). .

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