Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

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One Physician Causes Biggest HIPAA Settlement in History

If you search your loved one’s name on the internet, the last thing you want to see is his private medical records showing up in the search results. But that’s exactly what happened to one stunned New Yorker, spurring a HIPAA investigation that would result in $4.8 million in settlements. A physician who developed apps for two Manhattan hospitals meant [...]
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