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A federal court has ruled a lack of written reports for permanent tissue sample slides does not mean the claims the Mayo Clinic submitted for them were fraudulent, according to a Law360 report.
On Jan. 25, 2013, HHS released the HIPAA omnibus final rule, clarifying and expanding existing requirements in accordance with the HITECH Act. While the final rule officially went into effect March 16, a date more meaningful and pressing to providers…
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