Boston Marathon Bombings: How to Send Help (and Avoid Scams)
It’s only human nature to want to help out victims of a disaster, but tragic events also bring scam artists out of the woodwork. In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, an outpouring of support has prompted numerous charitable campaigns: some legitimate, others not. The Better Business Bureau says it’s already seeing charity scams and expects more to come. The BBB says social media is a favorite tool of scam artists today because it’s a good way to reach a lot of people quickly, and the willingness of people to take action makes it easy to prey on their emotions. Within hours of the attack, Domains.com says more than 125 Boston-related domain names were registered, including several with words like “relief” or “help” in the name. There were reports of at least one fake Twitter account (since shut down) and a warning about a link circulating via email claiming to be video footage of the bombing that really installs malware on the computers of people who click on ...
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United States: CMS And OIG Propose Extension Of Federal Stark Exception And Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor For Electronic Health Record Donations - Ropes & Gray LLP
The EHR Donation Rules were originally created as part of the federal government's efforts to promote the use of interoperable EHR technology.
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Coming Soon: The Summer When You’re Expected to Save Drive-In Movie Theaters
Later this year, movie studios are scheduled to stop distributing films in old-fashioned 35-millimeter format. Everything will go digital, which is fine for the vast majority of indoor theaters that have already upgraded to digital projectors. It’s a different story with drive-ins, however, many of which find themselves in need of handouts to pay for the upgrade. Care to cough up a $100 donation on top of the cost of popcorn? Yes, there are still drive-in theaters in existence, though it’s rare for a state to have more a handful left. For example, there are eight drive-in theaters in Michigan, according to MichiganDriveIns.com. MLive reported that at least one of the existing theaters, the Capri Drive-In, just paid $144,000 to upgrade two of its projectors to digital. It’s unlikely that all of the other drive-ins will be able to do the same. Drive-ins are hardly big money makers; more than 150 others in the state have closed over the years. DriveInTheater.com has a state-by-state list ...
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United States: Extension Of EHR Donation Sunset Date Proposed By OIG/CMS - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have proposed to extend the sunset date on the safe harbor and exception for donation of electronic health records items and services to December 31, 2016.
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Is This Art Donation Worth Billions?
Cosmetics billionaire Leonard Lauder, heir to Estee Lauder, bequeathed a jaw-dropping collection of rare Cubist art, which Forbes values at $1.1 billion, but the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is staying mum on the value of the 78 pieces. Lauder, 80, donated...
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