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 [...]
Pharmacy Reps Sentenced for Criminal HIPAA Violations
U.S. District Court judges sentenced three former district managers of a pharmaceutical firm to a series of criminal HIPAA violations that have been linked to healthcare [...]
Almost 900,000 Affected in Anesthesia Group PHI Breach
Phoenix, Arizona based Valley Anesthesiology and Pain Consultants (VAPC) has notified 882,590 patients of a potential breach of protected health information (PHI) that occurred on March [...]
The 5 Most Landmark OCR Settlements in 20 Years of HIPAA
When HIPAA was first enacted in 1996, few people could have anticipated the shock waves that this landmark regulation would send across the healthcare industry. The [...]
U-Miss Medical Center Fined $2.75 Million for Decade-Long HIPAA Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has levied a $2.75 million fine against the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) after uncovering a [...]
New HIPAA Guidance on Ransomware Attacks and ePHI Security
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released new HIPAA guidance about how HIPAA-beholden entities can better equip themselves to deal with [...]
$2.7 Million HIPAA Settlement Reached with OHSU After Repeated HIPAA Violations
Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) has reached a settlement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for $2.7 [...]
Business Associate Mishandles PHI in $650,000 HIPAA Settlement
Catholic Health Care Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHCS) has agreed to pay a $650,000 settlement with corrective action plan for violations of the HIPAA Security Rule. This [...]
HIPAA Compliance Audits Prioritized in 2017 Fiscal Budget
Earlier this year, the Obama administration submitted its budget proposal for fiscal-year 2017. The OCR Budget in Brief details the increased budget--$1.15 trillion of which is allotted for the Department [...]
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 [...]
