HIPAA covered entities (healthcare providers, health plans or healthcare clearinghouses) that discovered a breach of Protected Health Information in 2014 involving fewer than 500 individuals are required to report those breaches by March 1, 2015.
Once a company elects to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the venue where the company will file its case is usually one of the first and most important decisions the company must make
Certain arrangements are particularly suspect under the anti-kickback statute, including specimen collection, processing and packaging arrangements, and registry payments.
The other day I was on my daily scroll through the happenings of my family and friends on Facebook when I noticed a black and white ultrasound image of a baby. There is something about baby images, whether born or unborn, that just tend to grab your attention.
The consequences of the Anthem data breach mean by that depending on your organization’s contract obligations and self-insured status you may have legal notice obligations under HIPAA.
Ohio State’s improbable run to the national championship did every bit as much, and maybe more, for the Focus 3 brand as it did for Cardale Jones’ NFL stock. The Columbus leadership consultants, Tim Kight and his son, Brian, hired by Urban Meyer in 2013 were credited by the Ohio State coach for the intensive work they did with the program.
An international hacking ring made up of hackers from Russia, Ukraine, China, and Europe stole as much as $1 billion from more than 100 banks in 30 countries, including the United States, in what could be one of the biggest banking breaches ever.
In the criminal trial of Ross W. Ulbricht, prosecutors and defense counsel dealt with the growing debate over the admissibility of emoji, emoticons, and unusual punctuation(s) in text and other electronic messages
In light of the issues being discussed by the Energy Mandates Study Committee in the Ohio General Assembly, General Electric (GE), IGS Energy (IGS), Energy Systems Group (ESG), and Hull & Associates (Hull) have formed a coalition in an effort to advance public policy initiatives to educate policy makers, offer solutions on ways to advance cogeneration, and encourage the development of cogeneration projects in Ohio.
On Day 2 of the Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, keynote speaker Pamela Knecht challenged attendees to rethink the governance skills suitable for today’s increasingly integrated health care dynamic.
Transferring ownership of a business to children who are involved in the business is often the succession plan of choice. If the business has significant value, however, estate and gift tax issues can make moving ownership from one generation to the next problematic. One transfer technique for businesses that are not capital intensive is to have members of the next generation form a new company and direct business of the old company to the new one.
The White House formally announced it will create a new agency to combat cyber threats and coordinate digital intelligence among federal government agencies.
Business owners and executives are considerably more optimistic about business conditions for 2015 than they were in the previous two years, according to results of the fifth annual McDonald Hopkins Business Outlook Survey.
In what may potentially be the largest data breach of a healthcare company, Anthem, Inc., the country’s second-largest health insurer, announced that it was the target of the latest big breach.
Benjamin D. Panter, formerly a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has been elected as a Member at McDonald Hopkins LLC, a business advisory and advocacy law firm with an 85-year history and a growing presence in Chicago. Based in McDonald Hopkins’ Chicago office, Panter joins the firm’s national Executive Compensation and Governance Practice, which advises public and private companies, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and executives across a range of industries.
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