Month: June 2017

eClinicalWorks Settles False Claim Act Allegations for $155M

eClinicalWorks Settles False Claim Act Allegations for $155M

Popular electronic health records (EHR) software company eClinicalWorks (ECW), along with three of its founding officers and several employees, have agreed to pay $155 million to settle False Claims Act (FCA) allegations, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) announcement  on May 31, 2017. A qui tam action alleged ECW misrepresented the capabilities and compliance […]

No Business Associate Agreement? $31K Mistake

No Business Associate Agreement? $31K Mistake

From: OCR HIPAA Privacy Rule information The Center for Children’s Digestive Health (CCDH) has paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $31,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule and agreed to implement a corrective action plan. CCDH is a small, for-profit […]