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 […]
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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 […]
Nutile Law Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Nutile Law has been making a positive impact in the local business and health care community since 2002. June 2017 marks the 15th anniversary for the firm, which has had a very busy year. The firm relocated their office to the Pecos Springs Business Park, located on the Southwest corner of S. Pecos Road and E. […]
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
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