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NewsCourt decision ends Red Flags Rule dispute, AMA says
A recent federal appeals court decision--which dismissed a suit focusing on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) so-called Red Flags Rule--"validates" its long-standing argument that physicians who Read more...
Red Flags Rule enforcement delayed until year's end
The Federal Trade Commission announced this morning--one business day before the June 1 enforcement date--that physicians will be granted yet another temporary reprieve from having to comply with the Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Healthcare organizations may have a false sense of data security
Healthcare organizations may be lulling themselves into a false sense of security when it comes to data security, according to a biannual report from HIMSS Analytics. The white paper, commissioned by Read more...
Physician groups call on FTC to reevaluate its "broad application" of Red Flags privacy rule
Objecting to the Federal Trade Commission's notion that physician practices should be considered "creditors" with regard to identity theft protection regulations, four national Read more...
Medical identity theft protections to take effect next month
About 250,000 times per year, a thief uses someone else's personal identity information--such as their name, Social Security number and date of birth--to bill medical services to an unsuspecting Read more...
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