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16 Oct 2018, 3:55 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Anthem’s Record Setting HIPAA Breach & Resolution Agreement The settlement agreement announced October 15, 2018 by OCR requires Anthem, Inc. to pay a $16 million resolution payment to OCR and take a series of corrective actions to resolve HIPAA liabilities to OCR for allowing the largest known U.S. health data breach in history in 2015. [read post]
10 Sep 2018, 7:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Highly valued for her rare ability to find pragmatic client-centric solutions by combining her detailed legal and operational knowledge and experience with her talent for creative problem-solving, Ms. [read post]
13 Jul 2018, 10:37 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A flurry of activity in the House Ways & Means Committee and other Congressional committees over the past few weeks signals the advisability of keeping a close eye on health care and health benefit reform proposals this Summer in anticipation of both the Fall health benefit enrollment and renewal season and the mid-term November Congressional elections. [read post]
11 May 2018, 3:22 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The 2018 maximum deductible Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for individuals with family coverage under a high deductible health plan (HDHP) is $6,900, rather than the lower $$6850 limitation that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Treasury originally identified as the 2018 maximum deduction amount last March. [read post]
18 Apr 2018, 11:55 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employers should consider inviting their workers to conduct a Paycheck Checkup to review their withholding elections to confirm they have the right amount of tax deducted from their paychecks in response to tax law changes enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Trump Tax) and other recent legislation. [read post]
12 Apr 2018, 7:42 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Restaurant employers should audit and tighten the employee wage, timekeeping and other wage and hour practices to minimize their exposure to heightened enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act and other federal wage and hour laws by the U.S. [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 8:57 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Like the $2.3 million HIPAA resolution agreement OCR announced with now bankrupt radiation oncology and cancer care provider 21st Century Oncology, Inc. (21CO) earlier this year,  see, e.g. [read post]
5 Jan 2018, 5:35 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  In addition, five days after releasing the March 4, 2017 Breach 8-K, 21CO notified investors that its subsidiary, 21st Century Oncology, Inc. [read post]
12 May 2017, 4:54 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Highly valued for her rare ability to find pragmatic client-centric solutions by combining her detailed legal and operational knowledge and experience with her talent for creative problem-solving, Ms. [read post]
12 May 2017, 2:39 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Highly valued for her rare ability to find pragmatic client-centric solutions by combining her detailed legal and operational knowledge and experience with her talent for creative problem-solving, Ms. [read post]
10 May 2017, 3:14 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
OCR’s announcement of the MHHS Resolution Agreement, for instance quotes OCR Director Roger Severino with stating that “Senior management should have known that disclosing a patient’s name on the title of a press release was a clear HIPAA Privacy violation that would induce a swift OCR response. [read post]
10 May 2017, 10:20 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
While Congress continues to debate the future of the Obamacare health reforms and its exchanges, the Department of Health & Human Services is reminding employers with less than 50 employees that wish to offer group health coverage for their employees to check out their coverage options offered the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace established as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 6:14 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
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25 Apr 2017, 3:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
While Congress and the Trump Administration continue to ponder and debate what if anything to do with the health care reforms of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), employer and other health plan sponsors, health plan insurers, plan fiduciaries and others responsible for health plan design, administration or funding must take steps to verify their past and continuing compliance with the ACA and other federal mandates while laying the groundwork to respond quickly to any eventual… [read post]
24 Apr 2017, 5:08 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
CCDH Sanctions For Violation Of HIPAA Business Associate Agreement Rules The CCDH Resolution Agreement arises from violations of this requirement that OCR says it discovered as a result of a compliance review conducted in response to an OCR investigation of a CCDH business associate, FileFax, Inc. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 9:35 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
OCR’s investigation revealed that MCPN took necessary corrective action related to the phishing incident. [read post]