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 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). All HIPAA breaches that occurred in 2015 must be reported no later than 60 days from the end of the calendar year. The rule here applies [...]