Logan Parker Privacy Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, LL.M in Health Law 2017 In 2013, Oregon Health & Science University (“OHSU”), Oregon’s only academic health center, reported numerous breaches of unsecured electronic protected health information (“ePHI”), including two breaches within the span of five months. This led to the Office of Civil …
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Christine Bulgozdi Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2018 The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced in August that they would be focusing more efforts on investigating breaches of Protected Health Information (PHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals. Currently, regional offices investigate all breaches affecting more than 500 individuals, but only …
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Gilbert Carrillo Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 In the United States, sanctioned MMA fights are a heavily regulated industry. While there are international governing organizations in the MMA industry, states permitting sanctioned MMA fights have created their own unarmed combat regulation authorities. These authorities are tasked with the responsibility …
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Alanna J. Kroeker Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) was signed into law by President Obama back in April 2015 and one year later, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the highly anticipated proposed rule. This 962-page rule is …
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Alanna J. Kroeker Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 Valerie Dixon currently serves as the University of California Irvine Health (UCI) Deputy Compliance Officer. Ms. Dixon brings 17 years of compliance experience with her to UCI, as she started her compliance career in 1999 at UC San Diego. Prior to …
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Kaitlin Lavin Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a new rule for state contracts with Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCO). Medicaid MCOs provide comprehensive services to beneficiaries for capitated payments. The effective date of the rule was July 5, 2016. …
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Amanda Bogle Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 On June 30, 2016, the Department of Justice joined other agencies in passing a new interim final rule, significantly increasing the penalties for the False Claims Act (FCA). Before, FCA penalties ranged from $5,500 up to $11,000 per false claim. The new …
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Ryan Whitney Managing Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 Beginning in December of this year, the Department of Labor will implement their final update to the rules governing overtime pay. The new income threshold will nearly double, thus encompassing 4 million workers nationwide. This update will have a large impact on …
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Brittany Tomkies Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 In a monumental decision for false claims cases, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) unanimously affirmed the viability of the implied certification theory. The ramifications of this ruling may create additional stressors on small businesses and will likely create additional …
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Alanna J. Kroeker Executive Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2017 Unprecedented DOJ Healthcare Fraud Takedown: On Wednesday June 22, Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history. This action was led by the Medicare Fraud Strike …
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