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.

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 ...

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CLEARWATER, Fla. and BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Dec. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Lincare, the leading provider of respiratory therapy services in the U.S., and American HomePatient, Inc., today announced they have ...

*Lincare, a giant respiratory device supplier with a long history of fraud settlements and complaints about dismal service, is facing its latest legal challenge: a lawsuit that claims its failures ...

Lincare, a supplier of durable medical equipment (DME), agreed to pay $25.5 million to settle allegations it billed federal health programs for the rental of ventilator machines after patients no ...

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