In 1973, President Richard Nixon’s Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman warned White House Counsel John Dean against talking to prosecutors investigating the growing Watergate scandal, telling him “Once the
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Medical Identity Theft
Some Issues for Providers Regarding Involvement of Authorities in Patient ID Checks
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Our partners Elizabeth Litten and William H. Maruca and I were quoted by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her article in Medical Practice Compliance Alert entitled “Watch for…
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Hacked Health Records Prized for their Black Market Value
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I received a disturbing robo-call over the weekend informing me that someone had attempted to use my credit card number fraudulently in a retail store in the next county. When…
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Updated – President Signs Act Exempting Physicians From Red Flag Rules
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Update: President Obama signed S. 3987 as Public Law No: 111-319 [Text, PDF] on December 18, 2010.
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Physicians will no longer be defined …
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FTC Agrees to Postpone Application of Red Flag Rules to Physicians Pending Outcome of Litigation
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More breathing room for physicians under the Red Flag rule: Following the blanket compliance extension through December 31, 2010, the FTC has announced that it had reached a joint legal …
An Update: Physicians and Lawyers Successfully Trump (At Least for Now) Compliance with the Red Flags Rule
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On May 28, 2010, William H. Maruca, editor of this blog, reported in a post entitled Red Flag Reprieve – Déjà vu All Over Again that, under pressure from Congress, …
Red Flag Reprieve – Déjà vu All Over Again
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The oft-delayed implementation deadline for the FTC’s Red Flag identity theft protection rules has been put off for a fifth time, through December 31, 2010. The last extension would have…
Oh Where, Oh Where Will the Red Flag End Up (or Down)?
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I had an inkling this was going to happen – and, as suspected, the FTC has (yet again) delayed the enforcement deadline date for the health care industry, with the…
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Should Health Care Providers Bother with Red Flags?
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Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced in a News Release that it will further delay enforcement (yet again!) of the "Red Flags" Rule until November 1, 2009. The News…
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Red Flag Enforcement Delayed to August 1, 2009
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This morning, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it will delay (again) enforcement of the new “Red Flags Rule,” now until August 1, 2009 to give affected entities more time…
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