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Is a Federal Medical License Constitutional?

Bill of Health

Although three in four doctors support scrapping state medical boards in favor of a single federal license, such sweeping reform is likely far off. Lindsey Goehring refrains from arguing all licenses fall within the purview of the federal domain, but maintains that telemedicine would qualify as interstate commerce. By Timothy Bonis.

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SAC Health Theft Incident and Multiple Ransomware Attacks Reported

HIPAA Journal

The break-in was discovered on March 4, 2022, with the subsequent investigation confirming on April 22, 2022, that six boxes of paper documents had been stolen from the facility, which included files relating to patients served by SAC Health in 1997 and between 2006 and 2020.

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20 Years for Ohio Cardiologist Sentenced in $29 Million Overbilling Scheme

The Health Law Firm

Rendon, said of a Westlake, Ohio cardiologist sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday, December 18, 2015, "This defendant used his medical license as a license to steal." From 2006 to 2012, Dr.

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Iowa Supreme Court Dismisses Claim Alleging Reporting Physician Misconduct is Defamatory

Jackson Lewis

In a decision earlier this year, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a hospital did not defame a surgeon when it reported suspected physician misconduct to the state licensing board or to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). The decision, A ndrew v. Hamilton Cnty. Iowa Admin.

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An Overview of the New York OMIG Exclusion List

Provider Trust

In 2006, New York’s Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) was established as an independent office within New York State’s Department of Health to combat fraud and abuse in New York State’s Medicaid program. The same goes for connecting a license and a DOB. NY OMIG List of Restricted and Excluded Providers FAQ.

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Editorial: Will Amazon Clinic Put Patient Privacy at Risk?

HIPAA Journal

In 2006, Amazon launched its cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), which has helped many healthcare organizations with their digital transformations, and in recent years, Amazon has been taking greater strides into the lucrative healthcare market.

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Interview: Stacey A. Tovino, JD, PhD, William J. Alley Professor of Law, University of Oklahoma College of Law

HIPAA Journal

Moreover, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) also excludes student treatment records from the definition of education records. The result is that student treatment records are only protected by state law.

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