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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Such a litany of Medicare-related misconduct might be ...