Lincare Holdings Inc. (Lincare), following mediation, recently entered into a settlement with its employees regarding a data breach that took place on February 3, 2017. On that date, a cyber-criminal ...

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.

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On August 16, 2018, the DOJ announced that Lincare, Inc. (Lincare), a durable medical equipment (DME) provider of oxygen and other in-home respiratory therapy services, paid $5.25 million to settle ...

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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*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 ...

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