eClinicalWorks Hit With $155M Settlement for False Claims
EHR HIPAA compliance is a growing concern in the healthcare industry, especially in the aftermath of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent settlement after the [...]
Ransomware, Interoperability, Medical Apps Major Focus of 2017 HIPAA Enforcement
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Director Roger Severino made major suggestions into upcoming 2017 HIPAA enforcement in his opening talk at Health Datapalooza 2017. Severino is [...]
Upcoming HIPAA Enforcement to Target Business Associates and MSPs
More Fines Ahead for HIPAA Business Associates As HIPAA business associates (BAs), managed service providers (MSPs) doing work in the healthcare space are at risk of increased enforcement efforts [...]
March 1st HIPAA Breach Report Deadline to HHS Approaching
The March 1st HIPAA breach report deadline is fast approaching. HIPAA regulation mandates that healthcare providers must report breaches of unsecured protected health information (PHI) to [...]
EHR Vendors at Risk of 2017 HIPAA Enforcement Actions
The threat of a HIPAA investigation is only one of the exposures that EHR vendors face when it comes to the implementation of privacy and security standards. One of [...]
Multi-Million Dollar HIPAA Fines Underscore Widespread Security Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued two HIPAA fines totaling $5.4 million. In both cases, OCR investigations revealed widespread violations [...]
Over Half a Million Affected by Data Breach at Georgia-based Orthopedic Firm
The Atlanta, Georgia-based Peachtree Orthopedics reported that the records of over half a million patients were compromised in a cyberattack in September of 2016. The firm first notified patients [...]
2017 HIPAA Compliance Checklist
In 2016 alone, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) levied over $25 million in fines. Enforcement has more than doubled since 2015's [...]
Malware Costs UMass $650k in HIPAA Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $650,000 settlement with the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) in the wake of potential HIPAA [...]
Patients Notified of Potential HIPAA Breach at Army Hospital
Martin Army Community Hospital has begun notifying patients of a potential HIPAA breach. The hospital, located in Fort Benning on the border of Georgia and Alabama, revealed that a [...]
