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As Scrutiny Escalates, DOJ Announces the Formation of the Health Care Monopolies and Collusion Task Force

The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced the creation of the Health Care Monopolies and Collusion Task Force (the “HCMC Task Force”) aimed at resolving antitrust issues in the health care industry. ...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hackers Increasingly Leveraging Threats to Patients to Pressure Health Organizations to Pay Ransom

Cyberhackers—potentially frustrated by their limited ability to extort ransom from health care entities in attacks—have started extorting the patients themselves, threatening them with the release of information or...more

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Health Care Private Equity: Senate Budget Committee Investigates Hospital Ownership 

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On December 7, 2023, the Senate Budget Committee (the “Committee”) launched a bipartisan investigation into the reality of private equity ownership of hospitals in the United States. This investigation stems from concerns...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: December 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 12  (December, 2023) Northwell Health in New York and Cook County Health in Chicago each experienced impacts from a breach at Nevada-based transcription company Perry Johnson & Associates...more

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NJ Appellate Court Rules Investigative Documents Created in Compliance With the Patient Safety Act Are Protected

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Under the Patient Safety Act (PSA), a health care facility’s incident and investigative reports are “absolutely privileged”, says the New Jersey Appellate Division. Earlier this month, the court held in Keyworth v. Careone at...more

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