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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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March 6 2008

The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (the “Act”) was enacted in response to reports that preventable medical errors result in billions of dollars in increased health care costs, disability and death

Wireless industry organization files lawsuit challenging cell phone radiation ordinance

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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July 30 2010

A group representing various sectors of the wireless industry has filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California challenging San Francisco's new ordinance requiring retailers to disclose radiation levels of the mobile devices they sell

The Red Flag Rules’ application to the healthcare industry

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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October 7 2008

On November 9, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the federal bank regulatory agencies, and the National Credit Union Administration jointly issued regulations called the “Red Flag Rules”

JCAHO revisions to medical staff standards will impact role of medical executive committees

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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February 8 2010

The Joint Commission has posted proposed changes to its Medical Staff Standard that will likely change how Medical Staffs relate to their Medical Executive Committees

Upcoming deadline for PPACA Exchange Notice

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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June 17 2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Health Care Reform") created section 18B of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)1 requiring employers

Healthways Inc. to pay $40 million to settle 15-year old whistleblower lawsuit

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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May 28 2009

On March 13, 2009, Healthways, Inc., announced that it had agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed in 1994 by a former employee on behalf of the federal government involving Diabetes Treatment Centers of America Inc., formerly owned and operated by Healthways

Accessing mental health records in a physical disability case

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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November 22 2010

One of our employees recently claimed that he is entitled to a reasonable accommodation of his physical disability (a serious back problem

Final HIPAA rule will regulate business associates, change HIPAA breach notification obligations

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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January 25 2013

On January 17, 2013 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released the much-anticipated final rule to

Negligent credentialing

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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November 23 2009

Our organization is responsible for evaluating the credentials for employees at certain medical facilities

RAC audits: are you prepared?

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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March 31 2009

Medicare’s permanent Recovery Audit Contractor ("RAC") program is proceeding

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