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A former employee recently filed a claim against a dentist. In this claim, the worker does not allege that they were personally injured. In fact, the claim does not even directly involve the worker. Instead, the claim states the dentist and oral surgeon fraudulently...
The Department of Health and Human Services has relaxed regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), at least temporarily. This allows medical professionals to conduct communications with patients using technology like Zoom and...
Laws and regulations are present to better ensure diagnostic labs provide quality care. A failure to abide by these regulations can result in serious penalties. There are many government agencies that oversee these regulations. The United States Department of Health...
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a $6.85 million settlement with Premera Blue Cross, a private health insurance provider, to settle claims the company violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...
New Jersey healthcare company Humana Inc. recently adjusted its insurance offerings to expand in-network access for members. After much negotiations with local healthcare providers, the private insurance provider agreed to expand its terms to include additional...
The term patient-centric is a popular, sometimes overused, catch phrase within the healthcare industry these days. Although overuse is problematic, there is value to reviewing your practice’s business plan to make sure the culture provides a positive patient...
Gravity Diagnostics, a CLIA diagnostic and testing laboratory licensed to provide services throughout the country, recently announced the addition of an executive. Although the addition of another executive for this large of an organization on its own is not of note,...
Lab owners must balance a multitude of tasks to have a successful business. They need to make sure they have the staff needed to run a safe, accurate and efficient facility. In addition to watching the bottom line, these entrepreneurs also need to have a basic...
This past August, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) received a complaint that Housing Works Inc., out of New York, had failed to provide a patient with a copy of his medical records. The patient argued that...
The United States Department of Justice recently announced that a hospital out of Virginia has agreed to pay $50 to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA). This most recent settlement highlights the government's continued focus on aggressively...
