FTC Rescinds Health App Breach Guidance, but the Privacy Risk Is...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The Federal Trade Commission recently rescinded its 2021 policy statement addressing breaches involving...

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Mental Health Parity Enforcement Is Narrowing, Not Disappearing. BH/MH Providers Should...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The Department of Labor has issued new guidance explaining how it intends to enforce the Mental Health Parity...

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Medicaid Fraud Enforcement Pays for Itself. Providers Should Expect More of...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm A recent HHS-OIG report makes the case for aggressive Medicaid fraud enforcement in the simplest possible...

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DOJ Continues to Put Health Care Fraud in the Crosshairs. Providers...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The Department of Justice’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division has now published its enforcement...

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Who Owns the Language of Medical Billing? A New Lawsuit Targets...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm A new federal lawsuit could have significant consequences for physicians, hospitals, billing companies and...

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Staffing Is Now an Enforcement Issue. California’s $15 Million Sweetwater Settlement...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm California Attorney General Rob Bonta has secured a $15 million settlement involving Sweetwater Care Resource...

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