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EEOC Settles GINA Claim Against Employer That Solicited Family Medical Histories
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has made emerging issues in employment discrimination law one of its national enforcement priorities. Last week, the EEOC settled a lawsuit brought against a...
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Office of Civil Rights Delays Phase 2 Audits
The Office of Civil RIghts (“OCR”) recently announced that Phase 2 of the HIPAA audits would be further delayed because the audit portals and project management tools that are needed to initiate the...
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Cloud Computing Contracts Top Issues for Healthcare Providers
An increasing number of health care providers are outsourcing the hosting and maintenance of software applications, the storage of data, and related support services. Outsourcing can provide cost...
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EEOC Issues Final Wellness Plan Rules
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued final regulations on Wednesday that place limits on financial incentives used in certain employer-sponsored wellness programs. The two rules issued...
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Entity Fined $650,000 in First HIPAA Settlement with a Business Associate
The possibility of business associates potentially being audited, investigated, and ultimately fined is now a reality. On June 24, 2016, the United States Department of Health and Human Services’...
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OCR Issues Guidance on Ransomware Attacks and Determining Whether a...
The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) has issued new guidance in connection with an increase of malicious cyberattacks, namely ransomware attacks on healthcare organization’s computer systems. Ransomware...
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Physician Practices Beware: Scam Email Disguised as Communication from Office...
Receiving an email that your practice has been identified for participating in the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Rules Audit Program is enough to raise anyone’s blood pressure. The likely...
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Seventh Circuit Dismissal Signals Likely End to EEOC’s Challenges to...
Several years ago, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) raised employers’ eyebrows when it filed several lawsuits challenging the validity of employer-sponsored wellness programs. The...
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