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Rite Aid Agrees To Pay $1 Million To Settle HIPAA Privacy Case

Rite Aid Corporation and its 40 affiliated entities (RAC) have agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today. In a coordinated action, RAC also signed a consent order with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to settle potential ...

American Public Health Association Honors 20th Anniversary Of Americans With Disabilities Act

Statement from Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), Executive Director, American Public Health Association "The American Public Health Association today recognizes the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landmark measure that promises fundamental civil rights to millions of people living with disabilities. "As a nation, we should take a moment to recognize the ...

Today's OpEds: Medical Liability And Health Reform, And What About The 'New' Public Option?

Medical Liability Bill Key To Health Reform Roll Call Repealing ObamaCare and reforming our health care system in a responsible manner continues to be our primary goal - a goal that our constituents sent us here to achieve. Thus, we remain committed to passing comprehensive medical liability reform as part of the solution. With a savings of at least $200 billion annually in defensive medicine ...

Industry Still Making Sense Of Federal E-Health Regs

Health care industry players are still sorting out the latest regulations on an up-to-$36 billion federal program to encourage doctors and hospitals to use electronic medical records. Computerworld/Bloomberg Businessweek: "As part of its effort to encourage widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHR) systems, the federal government has eased the requirements that health care providers ...

Rite Aid settles privacy disclosure allegations

Drugstore operator Rite Aid Corporation and its 40 affiliated entities on Tuesday agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential privacy disclosure violations.