E/M Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 43
Physician Notes: Home Robbery Prompts $90,000 HIPAA Settlement
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Article Overview
This article is a short enforcement and compliance roundup for healthcare providers, compliance teams, and laboratory stakeholders. It discusses a HIPAA privacy/security settlement involving PHI stored on a laptop and a separate federal criminal case involving alleged laboratory billing misconduct. The piece is relevant to organizations that manage electronic PHI, use contractors, or operate clinical laboratories and bill government and commercial payers.
Why This Topic Matters
It highlights operational risks around PHI protection, contractor oversight, and laboratory billing practices, showing how privacy lapses and alleged fraud can lead to penalties or criminal exposure.
What You Will Learn
- How a PHI security lapse can lead to enforcement action and settlement.
- Why contractor and device security practices matter for protecting patient information.
- What kinds of laboratory billing and testing practices can trigger federal scrutiny.
- How compliance failures can result in both civil penalties and criminal allegations.
Who Should Read This
- Healthcare compliance professionals
- Physician practice managers
- Hospital privacy and security teams
- Clinical laboratory owners and managers
- Health information management professionals
- Healthcare attorneys
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