McGuire Wood

OCTOBER 2, 2023

times the amount the government believed was due to improper billing, after a voluntary disclosure to the Department of Justice (DOJ). According to the DOJ press release, from January 2013 to July 2018, Oliver Street, doing business as U.S. This settlement includes more than $5.928 million in restitution, essentially a payment of 1.49

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Fraud Governance Compliance Medicare 52

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If a company is recognized as a covered entity, it must adhere to the HIPAA laws and regulations governing the privacy and security of health information. To preserve the confidentiality and security of protected health information, they must also maintain HIPAA compliance. A covered entity is any company that must follow HIPAA rules.

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Verisys

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A healthcare facility’s accountability and overall reputation are dependent upon rigorous credentialing processes compliant with governing regulatory bodies, such as the National Committee for Quality Assurance. It is critical for hospitals and health systems to know that everyone on the staff is compliant and in good standing at all times.

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Licensing Medicaid Medicaid Governance 52

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Title III: Tax-related health provisions governing medical savings accounts. Title V: Revenue offsets governing tax deductions for employers. Further Rules have reinforced the importance of HIPAA compliance. Title II: Preventing health care fraud and abuse; administration simplification; medical liability reform.

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HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Medicaid 88

MedTrainer

JULY 20, 2020

MedTrainer’s all-in-one compliance management suite has dramatically streamlined the training and compliance management processes for the staff of Rural Health Care, Inc. The organization turned to MedTrainer for its extensive library of compliance courses and ability to send reminders of critical reporting deadlines.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 31, 2022

However, traditional healthcare players, subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), may also find themselves innovating in this space (and grappling with how to stand up a HIPAA compliance program in the metaverse). Healthcare Laws. 1, 2021). [2]

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Verisys

JANUARY 18, 2022

A healthcare facility’s accountability and overall reputation are dependent upon rigorous credentialing processes compliant with governing regulatory bodies, such as the National Committee for Quality Assurance. ISO 27001:2013 (information security). Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) accredited.

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Licensing Medicaid Medicaid Governance 52

HIPAA Journal

JULY 24, 2023

Healthcare providers participating in federal healthcare programs are advised to regularly check the HHS OIG Exclusions List to avoid penalties for non-compliance with §1128 of the Social Security Act. The list now covers more than just Medicare and State Health Care Programs and includes programs such as CHIP, TRICARE, and Veterans Affairs.

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Fraud Medicare Medicare Medicaid 52

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 2, 2023

HIPAA compliance is about reducing risk to an appropriate and acceptable level. It is therefore important for HIPAA-covered entities to conduct regular HIPAA compliance reviews (this is required by the HIPAA law) to make sure HIPAA violations are discovered and corrected before they are identified by regulators.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 and while there have been some significant HIPAA updates over the last two decades, the last set of major HIPAA updates occurred in 2013 with the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. It is now 10 years since the last major HIPAA update took effect.

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Drug & Device Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

2023) (federal government may unilaterally obtain dismissal of FCA claims, and calling the constitutionality of the FCA’s private enforcement mechanism into question) ( here ); Quishenberry v. 2023) (rejecting any express anti-preemption presumption in Medicare case) ( here ); Baker v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. , 3d 239 (Cal.

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FDA US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Informed Consent 105

Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 30, 2023

472 (2013), implied preemption decisions, cited only by the dissent in Wyeth v. Kent , 552 U.S. 440 (2008) Buckman was not cited at all in the Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. Albrecht , 139 S. 2019), or Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. Bartlett , 570 U.S. Levine , 555 U.S. 555 (2009), and rated only a “ cf. citation in PLIVA, Inc. Mensing , 564 U.S.

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