By Tatiana Melnik In early September 2012, the Eleventh Circuit decided Resnick v. AvMed, Inc., reversing, in part, a motion to dismiss, and thereby permitting a class action against AvMed, a Florida health plan provider, that arose from the theft of unencrypted information to move forward. Specifically, the Court ruled that: (1) plaintiffs claiming actual …
Federal Antitrust Review Applies to Health Insurance Mergers
By James M. Burns This is a summary version of an article authored by James Burns that was originally published in the October 2012 edition of Managed Healthcare Executive. A link to the full article is set forth below. On July 9, WellPoint and Amerigroup, two prominent health insurers, announced that they intended to merge …
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Providers Must Enter into BA Agreements with Vendors who Transmit, Maintain, Use or Have Access to PHI
By Tatiana Melnik The Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements make clear that the federal government is continuing its push to require healthcare providers to use information technology. The requirements also make clear, however, that patient privacy and security has not been sidelined. With this emphasis on making information available to patients online, providers must remember …