| Understanding Business Associate Agreements |
| January 21 2025
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| Posted in: BAA |
Understanding Business Associate Agreements We all care about our privacy, especially when it comes to our health information. From doctor's visits to insurance claims, a lot of sensitive data is floating around. But who's making sure it's all kept safe? While we might think about our doctors and hospitals, there's a whole network of companies and individuals behind the scenes that also handle our protected health information (PHI). That's where the Business Associate Agreement (BAA) comes in – a crucial yet often overlooked legal document that plays a vital role in safeguarding our health privacy. What Exactly is a ...read more
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| Modernizing Medicine Agrees to Pay $45 Million to Resolve Allegations of Accepting and Paying Illegal Kickbacks and Causing False Claims |
| November 12 2022
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| Posted in: EHR Fraud |
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Modernizing Medicine Inc. (ModMed), an electronic health record (EHR) technology vendor located in Boca Raton, Florida, has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by accepting and providing unlawful remuneration in exchange for referrals and by causing its users to report inaccurate information in connection with claims for federal incentive payments. The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits anyone from offering or paying, directly or indirectly, any remuneration — which includes money or any other thing of value — to induce referrals of items or services covered by Medicare, ...read more
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| Indian National Charged in $8 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme |
| November 12 2022
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| Posted in: PPP Fraud |
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment today charging an Indian national for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. According to court documents, Abhishek Krishnan, 40, previously resided in Wake County, North Carolina, before returning to his home country of India. After returning to India, Krishnan allegedly submitted numerous fraudulent PPP loan applications to federally insured banks, including on behalf of purported companies that were not registered business entities. ...read more
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| Former Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty To Criminal HIPPA Charges |
| November 12 2022
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| Posted in: HIPAA Enforcement |
TYLER, Texas — U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that a former employee of an East Texas hospital has pleaded guilty to criminal HIPAA charges in the Eastern District of Texas. Joshua Hippler, 30, formerly of Longview, Texas, was indicted on March 26, 2014, on charges of Wrongful Disclosure of Individually Identifiable Health Information. Hippler pleaded guilty on August 28, 2014 during a hearing before United States Magistrate Judge John D. Love. The indictment alleged that from December 1, 2012, through January 14, 2013, Hippler, who was then an employee of a covered entity under HIPAA, obtained protected ...read more
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| The Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities Services Data Breach |
| November 12 2022
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| Posted in: Data Breach |
DOVER (Oct. 21, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities Services is announcing today that it is mailing letters to service recipients and legal guardians who were impacted by a recent data breach incident and is providing information to the public regarding the incident. On August 23, 2022, staff within the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) discovered that in the process of creating new user accounts in the division’s client database, DDDS staff inadvertently provided access to individual records of 7074 individuals. As a result of these actions, 159 new users had potential access to service recipients’ ...read more
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| OCR Settles Three Cases with Dental Practices for Patient Right of Access under HIPAA |
| November 12 2022
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| Posted in: HIPAA Enforcement |
Enforcement Actions Ensure Patients Receive Timely Access to their Records, at a Reasonable Cost Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the resolution of three investigations concerning potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule's patient right of access provision. These cases are part of a collective effort, bringing the total 41 cases, to drive compliance on right of access under the law. “These three right of access actions send an important message to dental practices of all sizes that are covered by the HIPAA ...read more
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| HHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA and Audio-Only Telehealth |
| November 12 2022
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| Posted in: Telehealth |
HHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA and Audio-Only Telehealth Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), is issuing guidance on how covered health care providers and health plans can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services when such communications are conducted in a manner that is consistent with the applicable requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, including when OCR’s Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth - PDF is no longer in effect. This guidance will help individuals ...read more
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| Five Former Methodist Hospital Employees Charged with HIPAA Violations |
| November 12 2022
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| Posted in: HIPAA Enforcement |
Thursday, November 10, 2022 Five Former Methodist Hospital Employees Charged with HIPAA Violations Memphis, TN – A federal grand jury has indicted five former Methodist Hospital Employees for conspiring with Roderick Harvey, 40, to unlawfully disclose patient information in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, commonly known as “HIPAA.” United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the indictment today. HIPAA was enacted by Congress in 1996 to create national standards to protect sensitive patient information from being disclosed without a patient’s knowledge or consent. HIPAA’s provisions make it a crime to disclose patient information, ...read more
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