Publications

Within the last six months, the EEOC has filed a number of lawsuits against health care employers alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).  Earlier this month, the EEOC settled one of those lawsuits with Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley, Iowa.  In the lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that […]

On January 22, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska granted a motion for summary judgment by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), upholding an extrapolation from a statistical sampling of claims for chiropractic services, to recover $37,580 in Medicare overpayments.   Wisconsin Physician […]

Mobile banking, where a consumer uses a mobile device to connect with their financial institution for a variety of traditional banking services, is on the cusp of widespread adoption by consumers in the United States. In fact, according to a Federal Reserve Board study, 48% of Americans reported using a […]

On February 24, 2014, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it will begin a second round of HIPAA compliance audits.  The audits will address compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules.  The audit program will affect covered entities, […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently released a bulletin expressing concern that financial institutions and other organizations that furnish information to credit reporting agencies (CRAs) are not complying with obligations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Regulation V to conduct a reasonable investigation of direct consumer disputes.   […]