(Reuters) - Linde AG's Lincare unit has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the company of fraudulently billing the U.S. government for oxygen and respiratory care ...

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.

German-based Linde, a major manufacturer of oxygen products, lung drugs and anesthesia, has made another move on a home healthcare player as a way to move deeper into the American market. Linde will ...

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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 ...

Wake up and good morning. After some strong hints last week, home oxygen supplier Lincare -- one of Tampa Bay's bigger public companies -- on Sunday agreed to be acquired by the German giant Linde in ...

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 ...

Lincare Holdings Inc. is a leading provider of oxygen and other respiratory therapy services to patients in the home. The company operates through more than 1,000 locations across the United States ...

The Linde Group recently completed its acquisition of Lincare Holdings Inc., a leading provider of oxygen and respiratory therapies. Following the acquisition, Lincare has been incorporated into Linde ...

BPOC invested in provider of in-home therapy in 2007 Houlihan Lokey auction kicked off in September Other DME co’s for sale: PE-backed AeroCare, QMES The transaction, which has not been publicly ...

Clearwater home oxygen services giant Lincare Holdings is being acquired by a German conglomerate in a $4.6 billion deal. Linde AG, which specializes in industrial and medical gases, including oxygen, ...

Lincare Holdings, a provider of respiratory therapy services at home, reported lower net income and net revenue for 2009, as the Clearwater, Fla.-based company said Medicare cuts hurt results. The ...