Compliance & Legal
Cancer Care Group, a large radiation oncology practice in Indianapolis, is reevaluating its privacy and security practices after it was slapped with a $750,000 HIPAA settlement from the Department of Health and Human Services. It agreed to pay the sum to settle alleged HIPAA violations involving a breach that occurred three years ago.
The former medical director of a now-defunct healthcare provider in Miami, along with three therapists formerly employed there, have been convicted for their roles in fraudulently billing Medicare and Florida Medicaid for more than $63 million, according to the Department of Justice.
Under the threat of a potential lawsuit, the Catholic-affiliated Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California, on Thursday backed down from its decision to deny a woman's request for a postpartum tubal ligation, a sterilization procedure.
Home health workers employed by an agency are subject to the same minimum wage and overtime pay standards as those who perform similar services in a hospital, nursing home or other setting, according to an August 21 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals.
The California Supreme Court has upheld a $5.7 million jury verdict against management of a southern California hospital and in favor of a doctor who claimed he was framed when someone planted a bag of illegal drugs and a loaded gun in his car.
Okon Umana admitted to fraudulently billing Medicare for physician office visits, physical therapy and diagnostic tests among other things.
Kim Kardashian has removed an Instagram post touting Diclegis after the Food and Drug Administration scolded her for failing to include the risk information about the prescription morning-sickness drug.
CenseoHealth accused of targeting those MAO plan members who were likely to yield the most serious diagnoses, and more likely to generate higher capitation payments.
Deficiencies included improper verification of Social Security numbers, citizenship, annual household income and family size.
Medicaid paid $7.4 million to 94 providers for services performed by providers that had been barred for reasons such as fraud, waste or quality.