FRAUD AND ABUSE 

U.S. District For Southern District of Florida Dismissed A Whistleblower Action Alleging Below-Market Rentals by Hospital Corporation Reported by: Karina P. Gonzalez

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

The Physician Immunity Statute reported by Robert V. Williams, Esq., Williams Schifino Mangione & Steady, P.A. 

LIFE SCIENCES

Pharmaceutical Distributor Auditing by Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation reported by Shannon Hartsfield Salimone

Hospital Conditions of Participation Final Rule is Released – CMS Announces Delay In Interpretative Guidelines reported by Lynn Barrett

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PRIVACY

Still Waiting for the HITECH Omnibus Rule; OCR Releases HIPAA Audit Protocol; and GAO Report: HHS Still Has Work to Do reported by Lynn Barrett

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