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October 2016

NCAA Scholarship Compliance: Financial Freedom or Financial Constraint?

Morgan Slade Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017   The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has consistently monitored, regulated and investigated scholarship money given to college football players through eligibility regulations. While these scholarships are meant to be a form of financial freedom to players, abiding by NCAA compliance rules imposes …
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Tenet Healthcare Medicaid Kick-Back Settles for $514M

Mac Matarieh Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2018   On October 3, 2016 Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet) announced that they have reached a settlement with the United States Government for $514 million. The settlement stems from a violation of the anti-kickback law by four of Tenet’s hospital subsidiaries. The hospitals allegedly …
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Attending the 15th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute

Corinne Nierzwicki Production Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2018   The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics recently hosted the 15th Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI) in Chicago, Illinois. Several Loyola faculty members and students, including myself, attended CEI. I had an excellent experience at CEI networking with attendees and learning from the …
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U.K. Telecommunication Company Levied with Record Fine for Cyber-Attack

Logan Parker Privacy Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, LL.M. in Health Law 2017   TalkTalk is one of the UK’s fastest growing business to business telecommunication providers that offers a full range of business-grade communications, products and services which include internet, data, voice and mobile. On October 5, 2016, the Information Commissioner’s Office …
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Advocate Settles with OCR for $5.55 Million, Officially the Highest Single HIPAA Violation Settlement to Date

Fannie Fang Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017   The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently agreed to a settlement with Advocate Health Care Network (Advocate), the largest health systems in the Chicago area. In the settlement, Advocate agreed to pay a sum of …
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Detroit Receiving Hospital, an affiliation of Detroit Medical Center Allegedly Used Contaminated Surgical Equipment

Fannie Fang Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017   On September 15, 2016, Michigan state regulators cited the Detroit Medical Center (“DMC”) for violating the State’s Public Health Code for failing to properly sterilizing surgical instruments. Although DMC promised to address the issue with correction actions, the violation has left an …
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Theranos: New Compliance Program Hopes to Save the Company

Gilbert Carrillo Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 Edmund Tyrrell Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2018   Theranos, the American health-tech and medical-lab-services company, recently hired two executives to oversee regulatory compliance standards. The executives were hired following Theranos receiving multiple sanctions from U.S. regulators about the …
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