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Healthcare Data Breaches in February 2025: Over 1.2 Million Patients Affected
In yet another alarming month for healthcare cybersecurity, 1,238,201 patients had their personal and medical information exposed due to 46 data breaches in February 2025. The numbers paint a troubling picture of [...]
OCR Settles 5th Case Under Risk Analysis Initiative
On March 21, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Health Fitness Corporation. OCR was investigating Health Fitness for a potential [...]
What Every Compliance Officer Should Know About Healthcare Audits
Governmental agencies and certain private entities are authorized to conduct healthcare audits of healthcare entities. Broadly speaking, an audit is a review or investigation of an entity’s compliance with external requirements (e.g., [...]
HHS Policy Statement Limits Public Participation in Rulemaking
On Friday, February 28, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a policy statement stating that it would limit the extent to which members of the public can participate in [...]
Combating Penalties for Noncompliance With Reimbursement Practices
Penalties for noncompliance with reimbursement practices may be issued against healthcare organizations. A healthcare organization that does not follow proper methods of obtaining reimbursement from federal payor programs such as Medicare may [...]
HHS Imposes $200,000 HIPAA Right of Access Civil Monetary Penalty Against OHSU
In early March of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had imposed a $200,000 civil monetary penalty (CMP) against Oregon Health [...]
