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. However, when HIPAA was passed, the standards governing health care data, patients´ rights, and the flow of information were still several years away. In March 1996, Rep.

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MedTrainer

JULY 31, 2024

Healthcare organizations of all sizes and types are increasingly adopting governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks to address the industry’s complex regulatory landscape and evolving challenges. Healthcare GRC programs are relatively new, having gained prominence over the past two decades.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 19, 2013

The nonprofit organization is accused of fraudulently billing Medicaid and other government programs for health services provided by some of its Texas clinics between 2003 and 2009, according to the DOJ. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast recently paid $4.3

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Sentencing in federal fraud cases is driven by loss amounts. To seek a higher sentencing guidelines range, the government often relies on a defendant’s “intended” loss,” rather than the “actual” loss. Health care fraud cases are a prime example. In United States v. Banks Decision.

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Health Law RX

JUNE 27, 2023

the Court held that, despite declining to intervene at the outset of a case, the Government retains the authority to intervene later, including for the purposes of seeking dismissal pursuant to and consistent with Federal Rule 41(a) ( U.S. Circuit found the Government’s dismissal authority to be “unfettered” ( Swift v. SuperValu Inc.,

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

Remember, this is the federal government, so getting almost halfway through the throat-clearing phase of fleshing out an idea in about six months or so really is a sprint.) The regs were finalized in 2003.) The regs were finalized in 2003.) Hey, coordinated care is a good idea. We can all agree on that.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

Remember, this is the federal government, so getting almost halfway through the throat-clearing phase of fleshing out an idea in about six months or so really is a sprint.) The regs were finalized in 2003.) The regs were finalized in 2003.) Hey, coordinated care is a good idea. We can all agree on that.

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