On the heels of the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center resolution agreement, OCR announced a resolution agreement with Triple-S Management Corporation and its subsidiaries, Triple-S Salud Inc. and Triple-C Inc. (collectively “Triple-S”). As part of the announcement, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Director Jocelyn Samuels flagged two specific areas for covered entities to focus their … Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced a $750,000 fine and resolution agreement, including a Corrective Action Plan (CAP), for Cancer Care Group, P.C. (CCG), a private organization made up of 18 physicians. The CCG investigation and resolution demonstrates that OCR does not exempt even modest-size physician … Continue Reading