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1. Retina surgeon’s AMD regimen at center of Medicare fraud case: Earlier this month, a jury convicted West Palm Beach retina surgeon Solomon Melgen, MD, on 67 counts of Medicare fraud.

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1. Overlooking risks leads to breach, $400,000 settlement - If you’re a compliance officer like me, you already know that overlooking risks will probably lead to a breach.

1. Miami-Based Physician Charged for Role in Pain Pill Diversion and Medicare Fraud Scheme -

1. Healthcare Service Provider to Pay $60 Million to Settle Medicare and Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations - A major U.S. hospital service provider, TeamHealth Holdings, as successor in interest to IPC Healthcare Inc., f/k/a IPC The Hospitalists Inc. (IPC), has agreed to resolve allegations

Let’s face it, most passwords are not secure and that’s a huge problem when it comes to HIPAA. The HIPAA Security rules require covered entities and business associates to provide a “unique identifier” of all users in its information systems.

HIPAA is:

• A Law that governs a person’s ability to qualify immediately for health coverage when they change employment (dependent on employer’s program)

The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) is the latest healthcare organization to agree to a settlement and resolution agreement related to potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security regulations. UMass has agreed to pay a fine of $650,000 and to abide by a two-year corrective...