Aug 31, 2013 | Health Law, Litigation
Another Painful Lesson in Patient Privacy By David Briggs A southern California case should put all health care providers on notice that they need to ensure patient privacy at all times. However, as Shasta Regional Medical Center (“SRMC”) learned, that may mean that...
Aug 31, 2013 | Health Law, Litigation
$25.5 Million Technicality: Intermountain Health Care By Wayne Kinkade Saafeld Griggs PC Intermountain Health Care Inc. recently agreed to pay the United States $25.5 million to settle largely technical Stark Law and the False Claims Act violations. According to...
Jul 2, 2013 | Employment Law, Health Law, News
The Obama administration announced on July 2, 2013, that the “Employer Mandate” provisions of Health Care Reform (“HCR”), which were scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2014, will be delayed for one year. This means that certain employers will not be required...
Feb 1, 2013 | Health Law, Litigation
HITECH Update: New HHS Rule Expands Notification Requirements for Breach of Privacy by Wayne Kinkade and David Briggs Saafeld Griggs PC Let’s face it; your employees can do things that make you shake your head. Like leaving a practice laptop in a car overnight, which...