Lincare claimed it had not violated HIPAA rules because the protected health information was "stolen" by the individual who discovered it on the premises previously shared with the Lincare employee.

Lincare, a respiratory care company based in Clearwater, Fla., has been ordered to pay $239,800 in civil monetary penalties in relation to a HIPAA violation, according to a HME News report. On Feb. 3, ...

In an unusual scenario, in fact, only the second time in history, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) was successful before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in obtaining an order for the payment of ...