Importance of Vendor Due Diligence Highlighted by Breach
It was recently announced that Bonobos, a subsidiary of Walmart, was the victim of a breach that exposed the personal information of millions of their customers. However, hackers did [...]
Guidance on HIPAA and Cloud Computing: How Can You Use Cloud Software and Comply with HIPAA?
Cloud computing allows users to access data stored in the cloud from anywhere with an internet connection. Because of its ease of use, using the cloud to store business [...]
OCR Enforcement Discretion and COVID Vaccination
Since the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, healthcare organizations have scrambled to provide patients with timely vaccination. With the difficulties in scheduling vaccines, some providers have turned to non-traditional [...]
2020 Violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
In 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights issued a record 19 fines for failure to comply with the HIPAA regulations. Two of [...]
OCR 2020 and HIPAA Security Rule Violations
In 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights issued a record 19 fines for failure to comply with the HIPAA regulations. Six of [...]
Is Privy HIPAA Compliant?
Privy is a marketing software provider that enables clients to send emails, texts, and popups for their websites. But is Privy HIPAA compliant? The answer is discussed below. Is [...]
$5.1 Million Fine Announced for HIPAA Data Breach
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has entered into a settlement with the Excellus Health Plan, under which Excellus has agreed to pay [...]
First OCR Settlement Agreement of 2021 Announced
It’s not surprising that OCR kicked off 2021 by announcing yet another right of access fine. The fourteenth fine issued under OCR’s right of access initiative was a $200,000 [...]
OCR HIPAA Enforcement in 2021
OCR HIPAA enforcement in 2020 was focused on HIPAA right of access violations with 11 fines issued in 2020 citing this type of violation. Although right of access fines [...]
2020 Right of Access Enforcement
2020 has been an unenviable year of firsts and of worsts. Add to this another undesirable record-breaker. In 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for [...]
