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OCR Stresses Home Health Compliance In Lincare HIPAA Breach Case

Published on Fri Feb 12, 2016

Oxygen provider pays 6-figure HIPAA Civil Money Penalty. If you thumb your nose at HIPAA regulations, you may pay a big price. Case in point: An Administrative Law Judge sided with the HHS Office for Civil Rights in a HIPAA case involving oxygen behemoth Lincare Corp. “OCR found that Lincare had inadequate policies and procedures in place to safeguard patient [...]
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