On November 10th, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals handed an embarrassing defeat to the Federal Trade Commission and an early Christmas present to LabMD, Inc. in the ongoing David and Goliath battle between the government agency and the new-defunct clinical lab.
What Happened?
It’s not easy to explain in a blog entry the complex backstory leading up to LabMD’s recent win, but here goes:
Over a thirteen year period (until it ceased business in 2014), LabMD operated a clinical laboratory that performed tests on patient specimen samples. As part of its operations, LabMD had ...
The Office for Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) is the federal agency tasked with enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA, as most folks reading this know, requires health care providers and other covered entities to protect the privacy and security of an individual’s protected health information (PHI). OCR has broad enforcement authority and wide latitude in deciding how to handle complaints alleging violations of HIPAA’s privacy, security, and breach notification rules. OCR can resolve a ...
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