By Art Gross – On September 2, 2015 The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a press release announcing a $750,000 HIPAA settlement with Cancer Care Group, P.C. This large fine offers some very important lessons. Let’s take a closer look:
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By Matt Fisher – It often seems as though a day does not go by without the report of a new breach of healthcare data. Examples of breaches include loss of unencrypted devices (whether laptops, flash drives or other devices), usage of non-secure services, inattention to paper records, employee snooping, and more.
By Steve Spearman – On July 8, 2015, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Brighton, Massachusetts, agreed to pay $218,400 to the Department of Health and Human Services in a HIPAA violation settlement.
On Monday, December 8th, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the Department of Health and Human Services announced another new HIPAA settlement. As with most recent settlements, the latest settlement is being used to set up an example of what not to do.
Just How Much Does a Breach Cost? By Bart Schaefer, CEO of Armored Envoy Twitter: @ArmoredEnvoy Health care providers are subject to stringent regulatory requirements…
What You Need to Know By Rick Link, Managing Director, Dallas TX office of Coalfire Systems, Inc. Twitter: @RickyRayLink Twitter: @CoalfireITGRC Last week the HHS…
OCR’s Continued Use of Settlements By Matt Fisher Twitter: @matt_r_fisher On Wednesday, May 7th, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) for the Department of Health…
News from HHS HHS Press Release Two entities have paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $1,975,220 collectively to…
Small Thumb Drive Brings Large HIPAA Penalty By Mike Semel Blog: 4Medapproved.com/HITSecurity Twitter: @SemelConsulting My late uncle would not understand the latest HIPAA penalty for…