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Last month, the U.S. Senate introduced the Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act to address multiple recent data breaches and ransomware attacks affecting multiple health care entities, insurers, and health care technology providers. If passed, the bill will amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and establish new “mandatory minimum cybersecurity standards for Read more →

In connection with a Board of Nursing investigation, the Firm successfully defended a foreign doctor licensed as a Florida RN accused of practicing outside the scope of his nursing license. The Board of Nursing’s complaint alleged that the client was misrepresenting himself as a doctor and functioning as a medical doctor at a clinic and Read more →

On August 1, 2024, The Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division began a three-year Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program in its efforts to prosecute corporate crimes. The pilot program offers large financial payouts to whistleblowers who turn over original and truthful information related to financial crime, bribery, foreign corruption involving corporate misconduct, and health care Read more →

In March 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the “Live Healthy Legislation” package of bills to expand training programs to develop and retain Florida health care workers and meet the needs of Florida’s growing population. Among the bills signed were Senate Bill 7016. The bill allows out-of-state Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) Read more →

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently updated a Bulletin regarding the use of online tracking technologies by HIPAA covered entities, as well as business associates such as mobile app or website developers. OCR updated the Bulletin “because of the proliferation of tracking technologies collecting sensitive information” Read more →