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 ...

Aug. 28—A company that provides oxygen equipment agreed to a $29 million settlement to resolve claims, brought by whistleblowers, that they were overbilling Medicare. It's the largest-ever health care ...

A Florida-based provider of oxygen equipment for patients with respiratory ailments agreed to pay $29 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently overbilling ...

June 27 (Reuters) - Linde AG's Lincare unit has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the company of fraudulently billing the U.S. government for oxygen and respiratory ...

For 14 years, Sally Jo Robins worked in billing and accounts receivable at Lincare in Amherst, rising through the ranks to become a supervisor and trainer. For about half that time, Kathleen Dunlap, a ...

An administrative law judge ruled that respiratory- and infusion-care provider Lincare must pay $239,800 for failing to safeguard patient information. The case marks the second time in eight years HHS ...