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HIPAA Violations and Consequences: Unpacking the Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Privacy...
Despite the fact that medical privacy laws such as HIPAA have been in place for more than two decades, we still see disturbing instances of privacy breaches like the one at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Privacy breaches undermine patient trust...
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DOJ Targets Covid-19 Test Kit Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is currently probing into a massive COVID-19 test fraud scheme that has targeted seniors across the nation. Fraudsters have been exploiting the pandemic to bill millions from Medicare by stealing the...
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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Identifies and Addresses Cybersecurity Incident
In today's digital age, data security has become a priority for organizations worldwide. Health care providers, in particular, must focus on safeguarding the personal and sensitive information of their clients. Point32Health, the parent organization...
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A New Era of Transparency: The Justice Department’s Corporate Crime Database
In a landmark move towards transparency, the United States Department of Justice has launched a comprehensive corporate crime database. The initiative was announced by Assistant Attorney General Carlos Felipe Uriarte in a May 30 letter to lawmakers,...
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The Seventh Circuit Gives Patients Additional Private Cause of Action To...
The Seventh Circuit held July 27 that a nursing home resident could sue the facility where he resided for alleged violations of the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA). Reversing a lower court decision, Talevski v. Health and Hosp. Corp., No....
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United Health Group’s Optum Submits Offer to Purchase Home Health Powerhouse...
Optum Care Solutions, a unit of United Health Group, submitted an unsolicited offer to acquire Amedisys, Inc., which just last month announced plans to merge with Option Care Health, Inc. According to a June 5 statement, the bid calls for Optum to...
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