The below articles are all published in BC advantage
Magazine and written and contributed by Rachel V.
Rose, JD, MBA
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA Principal
at Rachel V. Rose - Attorney at Law, PLLC
Houston, TX
Zero Trust and the ONC-SAMHSA Initiative
"Cybersecurity is patient safety" is a phrase that should be indoctrinated into everyone's brain in the healthcare and public health sector. The notion is highlighted by a late-January/early-February series of announcements by Lurie Children's Hospit...
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Whistleblowers and Company Data: To Collect or Not to Collect
Before the thought, "Oh, I have access to all this information - ‘Come on Barbie, let's go party' 1" crosses a potential whistleblower's mind, there is one question to ask. "Should I collect documents from my employer or a person that I contract with...
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If Conduct Appears to Buck the Legal Norm, Chances Are That It Does
It's akin to wearing Doc Martens to a professional cocktail party reception or Uggs to court. In other words, the wardrobe choice jumps out as not being appropriate for the situation. Likewise, certain conduct that violates the Anti-Kickback Statute ...
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Recent False Claims Act Cases Shed Light Upon Compliance Scrutiny
As touted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Members of Congress alike, including Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729, et seq. (FCA) is the federal government's primary tool to root out fraud and put money ...
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HIPAA Considerations When Business Associates and Data Are International
Although it is said that "business is global," there are some nuances to this blanket statement to consider when creating, receiving, maintaining, or transmitting electronic protected health information or electronic health information (PHI) internat...
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Two Hot Ransomware Items to Watch
The healthcare sector continues to be a target of cybercriminals. An area that continues to emerge is ransomware as a service (RaaS)-basically the adoption of a Software as a Service model, which is subscription-based and "enables affiliates to use a...
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Waiving Copays Associated with Medicare - Just as Illegal Now as it Was in 1994
On December 19, 1994, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) published a Special Fraud Alert in the Federal Register related to the waiver of copays, with the intention of alerting the public about "it...
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