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Nevada Courts Required to Re-Write Unreasonable Non-Compete Provisions

Nevada Courts Required to Re-Write Unreasonable Non-Compete Provisions

Effective June 3, 2017, AB 276 amends NRS Chap 613, requiring courts to revise, rather than wholly reject, unreasonable employment contract non-compete provisions: “If an employer brings an action to enforce a noncompetition covenant and the court finds the covenant is supported by valuable consideration but contains limitations as to time, geographical area or scope […]

OIG Reports Over $700 Million in EHR “Meaningful Use” Overpayments by CMS

OIG Reports Over $700 Million in EHR “Meaningful Use” Overpayments by CMS

A recent report by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Investigator General (OIG) (“Medicare Paid Hundreds of Millions in Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments That Did Not Comply With Federal Requirements,” (A-05-14-00047), June 2017) claims that an estimated $729,424,395 in erroneous electronic health record (EHR) “meaningful use” incentive payments have been […]

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 […]

Overlooking risks leads to breach, $400,000 settlement

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 […]