New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli today released an audit of Social Adult Day Services (“SADS”) programs in New York … Read More “New York State Comptroller Audits Social Adult Day Programs”
This month’s column in the Albany County Bar Association Newsletter reviews the situation that unfolded earlier this year at the … Read More “Disclosure Of Student Mental Health Records: Teachable Moment From Oregon”
With the NFL season opener just a few hours away, the arrival our most recent Health Law column in the … Read More “ESPN, JPP, and HIPAA: CAN REPORTERS BE LIABLE FOR REVEALING PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION?”
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On August 3, 2015, Judge D.J. Ramos of the Southern District of New York denied Healthfirst’s motion to dismiss the … Read More “Update: Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Federal Case and Identifies When 60-day Clock for Repayment of Overpayments Begins Ticking”
The New York State Department of Health announced the winners of five licenses to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana today. … Read More “Medical Marijuana License Winners Announced”
After two investigations by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”), St. Elizabeth’s … Read More “A Boston hospital pays when its employees neglect HIPAA”
In a letter to Congress, dated July 7, 2015, the majority of State Attorneys General made some noteworthy points that … Read More “47 State Attorneys General Ask Congress Not to Preempt State Data Breach Laws”
The largest data security breaches ever reported have occurred in the last several years. The organizations whose data security systems … Read More “New York Proposes Overhaul of Its Data Breach Statute and a New Data Security Standard in the Wake of Recent Cyber Attacks”
The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a short Fraud Alert last … Read More “New OIG Fraud Alert Focuses on Compensation of Medical Directors”