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February 13, 2013 General

HIPAA Security Rule: Stolen Laptop Brings $50,000 Settlement

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on January 2, 2013 the first settlement involving potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule involving less than 500 patients. An Idaho-based hospice provider was found at fault due to the theft […]
February 7, 2013 General

Year of the Whistleblower: How the Department of Justice Recovered $4.9 Billion in 2012

On December 4, 2012, Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West announced that during the fiscal year 2012, The Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered a record $4.9 billion in settlements and judgments as a result of fraud prosecuted under the False Claims Act (FCA). During 2012, there were about 650 whistleblower, or qui […]
February 1, 2013 General

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