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Web Exclusive: Understanding MLR Waiver Requests
For the most part, the basis for requesting -- and being granted -- an MLR waiver falls into a single category: fear...
West Penn Hospital would have closed without Highmark deal
Without its acquisition by Highmark Inc., West Penn Allegheny Health System would have been forced to shutter West...
MGH to Pay $1M to Settle 'Potential' HIPAA Violation
Massachusetts General Hospital has agreed to pay $1 million to settle  allegations it violated patient privacy...
IL doctor records taken offline
Illinois once provided the public with detailed histories of the state's doctors — including whether the...
HP snags $200M Medicare claims contract
Palo Alto, CA-based HP Enterprise Services has been awarded a $200 million contract for Medicare Part B claims...
Web Exclusive: Guilty plea OK'd in Jackson Memorial Hospital patient records theft
After first rejecting it, a federal judge has accepted the guilty plea offered by a Miami-Dade businessman charged with...
Estranged from family, doctor snoops in records
As his 22-year marriage was falling apart, Dr. Mark Schleiss was desperate for information about his estranged family...
Derby, CT-based Griffin Hospital reports breach of 957 patients' records
Medical information for 957 patients at Derby, CT-based Griffin Hospital was breached by a radiologist who broke into a...
Data miners fight law that shields doctors
When most patients go to the pharmacy to fill a new prescription, they don’t think twice about turning over the...
Boston hospital: Forgers defrauded patients
A check forgery ring targeted patients at Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital, according to hospital and law...