Brief Reprieve Before Hospitals Must Provide Medicare Patients with...
Hospitals now have additional time before they must meet federal requirements to provide written notice to Medicare patients who are receiving observation services. Congress passed the Notice of...
View Article11th Circuit Awards Humana Double Damages Under Medicare Secondary Payer Act
Humana Medical Plan, Inc. v. Western Heritage Insurance Co., case number 15-11436. Liability insurers beware, as the 11th Circuit held that Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO) are entitled to the...
View ArticleRecent CyberSecurity Incidents Emphasize Importance of Cyberinsurance
As the threat of cyberattacks continues to pose daily threats to businesses large and small, more companies have turned to cyber insurance products to shore up protection against these disruptive...
View ArticleLack of Timely Action and Knowledge of Risk Results in $3.2 Million Civil...
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas (Children’s) was hit with a $3.2 million civil penalty from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for failing to take steps...
View ArticleApril Showers Bring More HIPAA Settlements
April proved to be a busy month for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) under its newly appointed director, Roger Severino. OCR announced three settlements of...
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