The Audits Are Coming! The Audits Are Coming!
OCR Phase 2 Audits Have Begun As of March 22, 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has officially begun their Phase 2 [...]
Research Institute Fined $3.9 Million for HIPAA Violations After Laptop Theft
A New York biomedical research institute will pay $3.9 million to settle potential HIPAA violations, making this one of the largest fines ever levied in the [...]
OCR Settles for $5.5 Million in Business Associate Agreement Violation and PHI Breach
OCR Investigates North Memorial Health System of Minnesota and Feinstein Institute for Medical Research for Missing Laptop, Discovers Rampant Privacy and Security Violations for a combined $5.55 [...]
OCR Plans for Permanent HIPAA Enforcement Program Following Phase 2 Audits in 2016
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released two reports last week urging the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to [...]
6 Steps to Avoid HIPAA Fines
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BIG FINE, small breach.
Another large HIPAA fine has been issued by the HHS due to an OCR investigation that took place over the theft of an unencrypted laptop. Massachusetts Eye and Ear was [...]
HHS Shares the Results of the New Audit Plan
Senior Advisor, Health Information Privacy at DHHS Linda Sanches released the summary of the 2012 HIPAA Privacy and Security Audits that yield some very informative and helpful information. The [...]
“No Practice is Too Small” Fines Levied from HHS
Everyone is in play when it comes to OCR and HHS for compliance. I have heard everything from we are not important enough to "they will never reach us." [...]
