Tag: Compliance
HIPAA IT Compliance Guide
NewsWhat exactly are the many ongoing effects of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on health information technology (HIT)? We break it all down here.
Circuit Court Judge Charged with Falsifying Evidence
NewsCircuit Court Judge Julie A. Introcaso was arrested today on several felony and misdemeanor charges.
Corporate Transparency Act: New Requirements to Disclose Ownership Information to the Federal Government
NewsThe Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became a law on January 1, 2021, and it has significant implications for many new and existing United States and foreign business entities.
Banner Health to Pay OCR $200K for HIPAA Right of Access Failures
NewsThe Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights reached a $200,000 civil monetary penalty and a corrective action plan with Banner Health, to resolve potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule Right of Access standard.
Pilgrim’s Pride Settles Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $75M
NewsTyson Foods separately struck an agreement to settle with the group of chicken buyers to settle price-fixing claims, but did not disclose the amount .
HIPAA Safe Harbor Bill Becomes Law; Requires HHS to Incentivize Security
NewsThe HIPAA Safe Harbor bill amends the HITECH act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to incentivize best practice cybersecurity for meeting HIPAA requirements.
2021 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers
NewsIn late 2012, we created the Manufacturing Law Blog with the goal of providing our manufacturing clients with a holistic approach to the unique issues facing manufacturers that operate globally.
After Top Staff Exodus, Texas AG Seeks $43M for Google Suit
NewsThe mass exodus of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top staff over accusations of bribery against their former boss has left the Republican seeking $43 million in public funds to replace some of them with outside lawyers to lead a high-profile antitrust lawsuit against Google.
Compliance Checkup: Year End 2020 – No Looking Back
NewsThis post shares, from a legal perspective, some priorities you may want consider for 2021.
HIPAA 2021 – What Can We Expect?
NewsPublic health issues dominated 2020 and with the country’s attention focused on COVID-19 testing, status, transmission and care, HIPAA went mainstream.
IRS Fishing Expedition Is Successful and Raises Important Attorney-Client Privilege Concerns
NewsThe attorney-client privilege is one of the bedrocks of the legal profession.
Insurance Lawyer’s Alleged Ripoff Scheme
NewsThe Florida Bar has filed its fourth complaint against Miami-Dade County attorney Scot Strems, alleging that Strems and the Strems Law Firm (SLF) engaged in a pattern of duplicitous behavior and subterfuge to enroll property owners into legal services.
Measuring Compliance Training Effectiveness
NewsThe compliance program is designed to (1) prevent compliance violations and (2) protect the company when a compliance issue occurs.
Avoiding “Contextual Compliance” in the Year of COVID and Beyond
NewsDespite 2020 being an unprecedented and challenging year for business, the government has not slowed down its record-breaking enforcement actions.
Dykema’s 5th Annual Definitive Conference For Dental Service Organizations
Event, July 18-20, 2018, Dallas
Dykema’s 5th Annual Definitive Conference for DSOs presents an opportunity to learn about current best practices in the areas of legal, regulatory, compliance, tax, consumer finance, billing, operations, M&A, financial reporting and other industry-specific issues
Compliance Training: Effective Enough to Avoid the Headlines?
Insight
NAVEX Global has produced a new ethics and compliance benchmark report that provides key statistics to measure and prove the value of educating employees on the right topics.
Webinar: HIPAA and the Compliance Officer
MentorHealth’s webinar will be addressing how practice/business managers (or compliance offers) need to get their HIPAA house in order before the imminent audits occur.
Webinar: The Future of Whistleblower Hotlines Revealed
Event
Navex Global will present a complimentary webinar on the company’s annual Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report, a tool compliance professionals around the globe reference every year to help measure their program and highlight areas for improvement.
Management Needs to Own Core Programs
Insight
Management ownership of core programs is critical not just for maintaining effective governance practices but also in ensuring company business objectives and strategies are met.
IRS Rolls Out New Compliance Campaigns for Large Businesses
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The Internal Revenue Service’s Large Business and International division is taking a new approach to tax compliance, with a series of 13 campaigns aimed at cracking down on tax evasion, reports Accounting Today.
