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Wade Emmert
14 Medical City Hospitals Part of Apparent HCA Healthcare Data Theft
Will Maddox, for D-Magazine: Fourteen Medical City Healthcare hospitals are among the hundreds of facilities caught up in an apparent patient data theft at the North…
OIG Final Rule Expands OIG Enforcement Authority to Grant and Contract Fraud
James A. Cannatti, III, Tony Maida, and Niya Mack, for McDermott Will & Emery: On June 27, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services…
Navigating Scope And Applicability Of Texas Data Privacy Law
Wendell Bartnick, Christian Blair and Stuart Cobb for Law 360: On June 18, Texas enacted the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, becoming the 11th state…
CMS Proposes ‘36-Month Rule’ to Curb Hospice License ‘Flipping’
Jim Parker, for Hospice News: Some hospice owners have been selling their businesses soon after securing a license. This has prompted federal agencies to pursue new…
DOJ Charges Nearly 80 People in $2.5 Billion Health Care Fraud Scheme
Telehealth has been a boon for fraud because it expands the reach of the fraudster. But this type of fraud is nothing new. It’s just a…
U.S. Supreme Court: False Claims Act Liability Depends on Defendant’s Subjective Beliefs
Michael R. Bertoncini & William Kang for Jackson Lewis: Liability in False Claims Act (FCA) suits depends on whether a defendant subjectively believed its claims were…
A Provider’s Guide to OIG’s Self-Disclosure Protocol
Recommending to clients that they self-disclose violations of the False Claims Act often creates a lot of anxiety. It is a certainty that self-disclosure will be…
New Texas Data and Privacy Security Act Aims to Increase Protections for Online User Data
Matt Stringer, for The Texan: [T]he Texas Data and Privacy Security Act (TDPSA), was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday and will take…
Safeguarding Healthcare Data in the Age of AI: A Critical Imperative for Healthcare Executives
Artificial Intelligence, particularly generative AI, is upending many industries. It will be years before we have an appreciation for the many ways AI can be used…
Key Findings from Private Equity’s Healthcare Play: Management Service Agreements
Holden Godat, Taylor Anderson, CVA, and Trent Fritzsche, writing for VMG Health: With the emergence of private equity (PE) firms attempting to align with physician practices,…