Legal Compliance

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

These notices from HHS illuminate the agency's thinking on HIPAA.

The opinion concerns a proposal to pay bonuses to its employed physicians based on net profits derived from certain procedures performed by the physicians.

What if the algorithm was manipulated or rendered an inaccurate result in a patient care situation?

Prepare as if you expect to be sued.

Failure to comply can result in penalties of $500 per day.

Here’s what you need to know and do considering the DOJ’s and HHS’s drastically expanded use of digital tools to investigate and prosecute those who work in the field of healthcare, including innocent practices and providers.

In the wake of several years of highly publicized domestic abuse scandals, many employers are asking the same question: Can we fire an employee who has committed a crime, such as domestic violence?

During and after the COVID-19 public health emergency, expect vigilance by federal regulators.

Patient information or data cannot be utilized without a patient or consumer’s knowledge or consent.

Building a foundation for cybersecurity can help physicians avoid costly mistakes.

Despite the outside temperatures, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and whistleblowers have been busy.

There's good news on the federal level that will help keep texting from falling victim to the same spam fate as phone calls and emails.

Patient rights do not end at death.

To minimize potential liability for coding compliance issues, providers should go back to the basics, and familiarize themselves with high-risk areas for coding and billing audits and enforcement.

Congress and HHS appreciate that every patient’s life does not consist of “good time, noodle salad.”

Regulators have better things to do than come after small practices, right? Wrong.

Don't ignore these two important requirements.

Don't let your new tools have you run afoul of HIPAA regulations.

Hackers continue to discover new methods of getting in the way of your practice's compliance with privacy laws.

The Report highlights the important role of MFCUs in investigating and prosecuting Medicaid provider fraud, patient abuse, and neglect, and the results of the MFCUs’ work, including in obtaining healthcare fraud criminal convictions, exclusions from federal programs, and civil settlements and recoveries.

Medical devices are a new front in the cybersecurity war against health care.

Sometimes the small things, like passwords, are what bring down the operation.

Two recent settlements underscore the FTC's status as an enforcement agency with the power to enforce consumers’ rights in relation to their sensitive information.

Recently finalized changes to the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol for physician practices to disclose group practice noncompliance under the Stark Law.

The days of sticking one’s head in the sand should be long gone.

On March 23, 2010, the 60-Day Rule was enacted as Section 6402 of the Affordable Care Act.

HHS Proposed Rule – electronic transactions and privacy rule enforcement action.

All persons with boards should be making sure that the individual board members are meeting their common law fiduciary duties, including those of loyalty and care.

Don't let the holidays get in the way of legal compliance.