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.

The nation’s largest supplier of home respiratory-therapy products, which was previously fined for violating HIPAA, is now being sued by a group of former employees, who say the company failed to ...

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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 ...

One of the country’s largest suppliers of oxygen and respiratory equipment has agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle allegations that it violated anti-kickback laws by reducing copayments for certain ...