Nov 22, 2018 | Health Care
On October 15, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) announced that Anthem, Inc. has agreed to pay a record-breaking $16 million to settle allegations that it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...
Sep 25, 2018 | Health Care
On September 20, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) announced that Boston Medical Center (“BMC”), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (“BWH”), and Massachusetts General Hospital (“MGH”) will pay HHS-OCR a combined $999,000 to...
Sep 25, 2018 | Health Care
On August 27, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) published a request for information (“RFI”) pertaining to possible changes to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) and Civil Monetary Penalties (“CMP”) for...
Sep 25, 2018 | Health Care
On September 10, 2018, Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana dismissed a lawsuit alleging a Louisiana hospital violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by racially discriminating against a...
Jun 26, 2018 | Health Care
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) recently issued a newsletter regarding compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule’s requirements for physical security The newsletter notes that covered entities and business associates...
May 30, 2018 | Health Care
On April 30, 2018, a federal jury in Boston convicted Dr. Rita Luthra, a gynecologist, of obstructing a criminal healthcare investigation and violating HIPAA’s criminal provisions. The government’s investigation of Dr. Luthra grew out of an earlier investigation into...
