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Forecasting Developments In Privacy And Data Security Laws – Trends In Healthcare Protections Provide Lessons For All Companies

According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, 864,133,052 records containing sensitive personal information have been breached in 4,249 publicly reported incidents since 2005.[1] Recent high-profile data breaches hit a huge number of consumers and demonstrated the vulnerability and ubiquity...

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Fourth Circuit Denies False Claims Act Liability For Regulatory Violations Related To Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit against Omnicare, Inc. and related entities in relation to Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement of drugs that the relator alleged were...

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Better vs. Cheaper? – Court Says Cost Trumps Quality In Health Care; Orders Undoing Of Physician Group Tie-up

The health care industry is in the midst of a revolution caused by demographic changes, advancements in medical understanding and, of course, Obamacare. As health care providers scramble to adjust to this brave new world, the potential benefits of consolidation are never far from their minds....

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