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HIPAA

Lifespan Pays $1M to Settle HIPAA Case Over Stolen Unencrypted Laptop

The 2017 theft of an unencrypted laptop is at the heart of a new HIPAA settlement[1] with Lifespan Health System Affiliated Covered Entity (Lifespan ACE)...

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Telehealth

In Proposed Physician Rule, Telehealth Expands and Contracts, Limited by Statute, PHE

Telephone-only evaluation and management (E/M) services as a type of telehealth will disappear next year or whenever the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends, according...

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Compliance Plan

Lehigh U. Compliance Plan Provides Blueprint for Oversight, Audit Schedule

As part of its recent settlement with the Department of Justice regarding allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations, Lehigh University of Pennsylvania is implementing...

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Enforcement

CMS Brings Back Surveys, Enforcement for All Providers, Suppliers

Surveys of compliance with the Medicare conditions of participation are coming back for all types of providers and suppliers, although there will be deference to...

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Internal investigations

Dos and don'ts of internal investigations for healthcare organizations

In December 2017, a nurse practitioner reported that she smelled alcohol on a physician’s breath during work. The physician was questioned about the incident and...

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DOJ guidance, compliance programs

DOJ updates its guidance on corporate compliance programs

On June 1, 2020, the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an update to its guidance in the Evaluation of...

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Security

Updates, Asset Inventory Key to Countering Security Risks

Government and health care industry experts recommend that health care organizations take a variety of steps, ranging from regular patching to better network access, to...

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False Claims

Hospital Settles FCA Case for $50M; DOJ: CEO 'Disregarded' Concerns

Wheeling Hospital in West Virginia has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit over physician compensation, the Department of...

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ethics, corruption, high-level employees

Misplaced trust in high-level employees: Ethical challenges in the public sector

Since the beginning of time, corruption has been a cancer of society and led to the decline of many great civilizations. “Corruption began life as...

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Security

Hit with Ransomware? Here's What Your Organization Is Up Against

Ransomware attacks are changing and becoming far more sophisticated, meaning hospitals and other health care entities need to step up their games to defend against...

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