Prof. McGeveran Quoted in MPR Article on Accretive Privacy Settlement

Professor William McGeveran was quoted in a Minnesota Public Radio story about the settlement in lawsuit brought by the Minnesota Attorney General against Accretive Health. The complaint alleged Accretive's bill collection in emergency rooms and lapses in data security were unlawful. It also gathered national attention because it was among the first uses of two new enforcement powers in federal health privacy law. The new provisions authorize state attorneys general to enforce the federal law themselves. They also allow actions directly against subcontractors like Accretive, not just the hospitals or doctors who hire them.