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
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 […]
Bridget Kelly Named Associate at Nutile Law
We are pleased to welcome Bridget Kelly as a new associate. Ms. Kelly has worked as a law clerk for the firm for two years. Having earned the respect of clients and peers alike, Ms. Kelly will focus her practice on Health Care Law, providing comprehensive legal services in all aspects of health care transactions. […]
Overlooking risks leads to breach, $400,000 settlement
Health care is among the most highly regulated industries in the United States which makes compliance and conducting on-going risk analysis crucial. Failure to implement a proper security management process can be costly. From: OCR HIPAA Privacy Rule information The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has announced […]
Lack of timely action risks security and costs money
Protecting health information and responding to filings in a timely manner is essential to the Health of Your Business; a lack of risk management costs individuals the security of their data, and can also cost covered entities a sizable fine, to the tune of $3.2 million! READ MORE