Healthcare leaders worry Supreme Court case on union fees could hurt workplace harmony and quality of care By Harris Meyer | February 23, 2018 Joyce Robertson has been a public health nurse with the Cook County Health & Hospitals System in Chicago for 24 years. She says her labor union, National Nurses United, has repeatedly backed her up […]
Month: February 2018
Even When a Business Closes, HIPAA Violation Consequences Don’t Go Away
February 13, 2018 Consequences for HIPAA violations don’t stop when a business closes A receiver appointed to liquidate the assets of Filefax, Inc. has agreed to pay $ 100,000 out of the receivership estate to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in order to settle […]
Senate reaches spending deal that includes opioid funding, CHIP extension
Senate leaders announced a two-year, $400 billion spending deal on Wednesday afternoon that will free up appropriations to battle the opioid epidemic and extend funding for CHIP for another four years. Read Full Article here.