The Health Law Firm

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The case was originally filed on June 10, 2003, by relators John King and Tammy Drummond, naming several pharmaceutical companies as defendants including Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. The government declined to intervene in February 2011. Indest III, J.D.,

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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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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

The article returns to the advent of the SARS epidemic in China in 2003, which ushered in a series of events: people stayed home, and Chinese social media and e-commerce proliferated. They are likely to stay there,” asserts “ The smartphone will see you now ,” an article in the March 7th 2020 issue of The Economist.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 20, 2024

Biovac: A Champion for African Healthcare Established in 2003 in collaboration with the South African government, Biovac is a leading biotechnology company and Center of Excellence. GAVI focuses on vaccinating populations in over 70 low-income countries to achieve global polio eradication.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 6, 2022

It’s sometimes hard to believe that the acronym GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance) has been around for less than 20 years. By leveraging the common governance, performance, risk management, compliance, and audit capabilities, organizations can achieve business objectives while managing uncertainty and acting with integrity.

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Health Law Gurus

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The current rule, adopted in 2003, requires plaintiffs to file malpractice actions in the county where their injury occurred, unless that injury occurred outside the Commonwealth. By eliminating the rule, plaintiffs could file in any county where the defendant resides or regularly conducts business.

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Health Populi

MARCH 26, 2020

medical spending in Health Affairs in 2003. The certainty now is we-know-we-know we are in a pandemic that will challenge both our “fiscal” and “physical” forecasts, as I wrote in Health Populi earlier this week. What if home was our health hub?”

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Enforcement of the Privacy Rule began April 14, 2003, for most HIPAA covered entities. Since 2003, OCR's enforcement activities have obtained significant results that have improved the privacy practices of covered entities. The Office for Civil Rights is responsible for enforcing the Privacy and Security Rules.

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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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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

To seek a higher sentencing guidelines range, the government often relies on a defendant’s “intended” loss,” rather than the “actual” loss. In these prosecutions, the government often asserts that the entire amount billed to a payer is the intended loss for purposes of setting the Guidelines range.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

The HIPAA Security Rule was drafted in 2003 and has not been substantively updated since that time. While this issue has gained the attention of the government, leading them to release the National Cybersecurity Workforce and Education Plan, the reality is that it will take a significant amount of time to bridge this gap.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Furthermore, some people in racial minority groups distrust the government and health care systems responsible for inequities in treatment, a sad legacy of the systemic racism in U.S. In 2003, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published the book, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care.

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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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AIHC

MARCH 28, 2022

Government Accountability Office (GAO), improper payments have been estimated to total almost $1.7 trillion government-wide from fiscal years 2003 through 2019. Auditing and denying claims after the claims have been paid is “big money” for the government. According to the U.S.

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Health Law Advisor

AUGUST 14, 2023

9] See OIG Special Advisory Bulletin on Contractual Joint Ventures, April 2003, available at [link] (last accessed Aug. 2, 2023). [2] 2] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Spotlight: Physician-Owned Hospital Expansion Exception Requests – Changes Effective October 1, 2023 , available at [link] (last accessed August 2, 2023). [3]

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Inside and outside healthcare counsel should know that the way they guide clients through legal and business issues may need to change based on a recent Ninth Circuit case governing the protections afforded to attorney-client communications, In re Grand Jury. [1] 2003); Visa U.S.A., 2] In re Grand Jury , 23 F.4th 4th 1088 (9th Cir.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2023

The page reveals that, since 2003, the agency has received more than 300,000 complaints alleging violations of HIPAA. Medical professionals of all HIPAA statuses should identify which health information privacy regulations govern the release of information in their locations, what information can be released, and when.

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SQA

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Now, more than ever, the demand for cybersecurity is high, as government, military, corporate, and medical organizations collect, process, and store unprecedented amounts of data on computers and other devices. federal government agency responsible for the civilian space program. This particular client partner is a U.S.

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AIHC

MARCH 14, 2023

Enforcement date: The HIPAA Privacy Rule was first enforced in the United States on April 14, 2003. A provision in the 21 st Century Cures Act intended to minimize the interference of the ability of authorized persons to access, exchange, or use Electronic Health Information. First enforced in the United States on April 5, 2021.

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Total HIPAA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

ArcServe offers a variety of solutions for clients who need to comply with government regulations, like HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, etc. Carbonite Safe Server Backup works with Windows 7+, OS X 10.7+, Windows Servers 2003+, System State (including Registry & Active Directory), SQL, Exchange, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Hyper-V, and MySQL.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 5, 2023

Enacted in November 2003, PBAB banned all intact dilation and extractions (D&X), a late-stage abortion procedure, without medical exceptions to protect the pregnant individual’s health. The 2003-2004 National Abortion Federation v. Within days of PBAB’s passage, several physicians brought suit in National Abortion Federation v.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

However, when HIPAA was passed, the standards governing health care data, patients´ rights, and the flow of information were still several years away. It was not until 2002 that the Privacy Rule was published, and 2003 that the Security Rule was published. It was only when the provisions of a companion bill ( HR.3103

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Health Populi

MAY 2, 2023

Simply put: time spent alone by Americans between 2003 and 2020 grew; time spent with others fell, in some instances like time with friends in dramatic decline downward. And it will be worth it because our need for human connection is like our need for food and water: essential for our survival.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JULY 22, 2022

907(b), the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services readopted rules that govern the provision of mental health services at inpatient psychiatric hospital units known as short-term care facilities (STCFs). 10:35 which govern the provision of mental health services in county psychiatric facilities.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 28, 2025

Making these data public ensures that government officials can understand the nature of the public health threat, assess the risk, gather the necessary resources, and prepare an effective plan to contain it. During the 2003 SARS outbreak, lead whistleblower Dr. Jiang was put under house arrest for his outspokenness.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

” The confidence provided by quality assurance is twofold—internally to management and externally to customers, government agencies, regulators, certifiers, and third parties. Bordonaro, MAT, blog on LinkedIn as “The Q-Kids,” discussing everything related to clinical research education, inspiration, and professional connection.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Becerra , a federal lawsuit that sought to bar enforcement of OCR's governing online-tracking tools under HIPAA. THE LARGER TREND Complicating HIPAA compliance for healthcare organizations, legal ambiguity remains over what data is not considered ePHI after AHA v.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

The authors note that “consumer-driven” health care is, “associated with neoliberal efforts to emphasize market factors in health reform,” de-emphasizing government regulation and financing. This concept can be potentially harmful, they believe, assuming that health care is a traditional market.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

believe that the Federal government should ensure that their fellow Americans, a new Gallup Poll found. This sentiment has been relatively stable since 2000 except for two big outlying years: a spike of 69% in 2006, and a low-point in 2003 of 42%. This asked people whether they would prefer a government-run health system.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A Bipartisan Program Politicized by the Abortion Debate Since its bipartisan inception in 2003, PEPFAR has saved 25 million lives and prevented 5.5 According to its operational plan guidance , PEPFAR prioritizes collaboration with national governments. million cases of mother-to-child HIV transmission.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2024

million babies to be born HIV-free across 55 countries since its inception in 2003,” the press release explained. Bush, signed into law with bipartisan support in May of 2003. “PEPFAR—the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history—has saved more than 25 million lives and enabled more than 7.8

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 26, 2024

18, 2024), which applied the Illinois statute governing blood and organ transactions to dismiss strict liability and warranty claims. 2d 640, 653 (2003)). The answer is not always, and not under Illinois law on strict liability and warranty. That is the holding of Zydek v. Aziyo Biologics, Inc. , 23-C-3016, 2024 WL 197264 (N.D.

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Drug & Device Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

GlaxoSmithKline , 2023 IL App (1st) 221666 (2003). Information disclosed in JAMA’s privilege log revealed that JAMA had communicated with an unidentified government official in connection with its decision to drop the original version of the article at issue. The court granted the motion and JAMA appealed.

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Drug & Device Law

JULY 31, 2023

Since digital files were not “articles” under the statute, the government could not rely on this statute to prevent their importation. 2003), an Internal Revenue Service regulation, excluded liability for “product” refund, repair or replacement. 2003), review denied (Cal. at 1291-93 (construing 19 U.S.C. at 1291-92.

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Drug & Device Law

JUNE 1, 2023

2003) (a court that “permits [an expert] to testify as an expert without first determining whether he or she has a sufficient basis” is “abdicating its evidentiary gatekeeping responsibilities”) (footnote omitted). 2003); see also Sherwin-Williams Co. 2003) (“Section 490.065.3 Prentice v. Dalco Electric, Inc. , Curi , 817 A.2d

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Drug & Device Law

MAY 26, 2023

Both talk a fair amount about “commerce” and the respective roles of the states and federal government. 644 (2003), but not to Pike. They look a lot like they are analyzing preemption, the DCC, or the plain old CC. Yet, neither mentions preemption, the Supremacy Clause, the DCC, or the CC. Walsh , 538 U.S.

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