Healthcare organizations that fail to meet HIPAA Privacy, Security, or Breach Notification Rules can face HIPAA violation fines. Find out who has been fined and how they could have prevented penalties.
In late August of 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights entered into a settlement agreement with NEDLC for $300,640. Under the terms of [...]
Buried within the various resolutions and corrective action plans were notices of proposed determination and final determination for ACPM Podiatry Group Ltd. and Dr. Anthony DeCeanne. The practice was [...]
An examination of the specifics of each incident cites several reasons by the covered entities for not providing the requested records, including: Complete failure to respond Withholding records because [...]
Background of Oklahoma State University HIPAA Breach Hackers first gained access to a web server containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of as many as 279,865 individuals [...]
Monetary Penalties Assessed for Three Dentists, and a Behavioral Health Provider As the investigatory and enforcement arm of HHS, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has taken the following [...]
These deficiencies resulted in a 2020 email data breach during which hackers accessed an EyeCare email account containing a treasure trove of patient health information. The $600,000 settlement of [...]
What Would Cause a Civil Penalty for Unknowingly Violating HIPAA? In 1939, Winston Churchill famously described Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” You may [...]
In December of 2021, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection, settled a HIPAA enforcement action that it brought against Regional Cancer Care [...]
In November of 2021, the New Jersey State Attorney General’s (AG) Office, Division of Consumer Affairs, settled 2 HIPAA claims, one HIPAA claim against Command Marketing Innovations [...]
This year, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolved 14 enforcement actions it had filed against healthcare providers, health plans, and clinical labs. [...]
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