By a Biometrica staffer INTERPOL announced on June 8 that it had succeeded in taking down a “record number” of fraudulent online pharmacies and arresting 277 people worldwide with the...
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A 2018 ACEP survey of 3,500 respondents, all ER physicians, found that one-third had been punched and spit upon. In 97% of these cases, a patient committed the physical assault,...
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By Wyly Wade Section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights, to post notice of any breach of...
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By Charlotte Spencer Years into the opioid epidemic, Congress is still working to find solutions that help society address this issue. This year several laws have been proposed already. They...
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On Feb. 24, the Department of Justice’s Fraud Section released its 2020 “Year In Review.” Sixty-two of the 167 individuals charged last year by the Health Care Fraud Unit were...
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By a Biometrica staffer Saint Clare’s Health, a division of Prime Healthcare Services that operates hospitals across 14 states in the U.S., was charged with disability discrimination by the U.S....
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By a Biometrica staffer The CEO of the Texas-based Merida Group of hospice and home health entities was sentenced to 15 years in prison, on Feb. 3, for falsely telling...
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By a Biometrica staffer Interpol issued a global alert to law enforcement across its 194 member countries warning them to gear up for organized crime networks targeting covid-19 vaccines. The...
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By a Biometrica staffer William M. Kelly Inc and Omega Imaging Inc, who together operate 11 radiology facilities in Southern California, have agreed to pay the US $5 million to...
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By a Biometrica staffer Three former caregivers have been sentenced for their roles in the death of a special needs resident at Second Chance Homes (SCH), an organization that provided...
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