Amanda Bogle Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 When a data breach occurs in an organization, determining whether there is a duty to notify can get complicated quickly. In investigating a breach, the specific facts of the incident become extremely important, as not every breach will require notification. The residency …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Gilbert Carrillo Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 Yahoo is just the latest company to have a major cyber security data breach. What is more troubling is how this data breach occurred about 2 years ago and only just now the public is being told about the incident. Was Yahoo …
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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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Kaitlin Lavin Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 Mylan has already been under public scrutiny for increasing the price of its EpiPen allergy shots. Last week the State of West Virginia launched a Medicaid fraud investigation questioning Mylan’s price hike and compliance with drug rebate laws. Mylan Pharmaceuticals participates in …
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