Security News

Ambulance Company Slapped With HIPAA Fine
2020-01-02 20:18

Federal regulators have smacked a Georgia-based ambulance company with a $65,000 financial settlement and corrective action plan in a case involving "Longstanding" HIPAA compliance issues. OCR's says its investigation "Uncovered longstanding noncompliance" with the HIPAA rules, including failures to conduct a risk analysis, provide a security awareness and training program and implement HIPAA Security Rule policies and procedures.

HIPAA Standard 164.312(d): MFA to the Rescue
2019-12-26 15:04

How Common is it for Individuals to Remember PINs or Passwords Set by Entities Holding the Information They're Requesting?Humans have enough things to remember as it is and remembering yet another...

Sentara Hospitals' HIPAA Settlement: Why $2.2 Million?
2019-12-02 21:33

OCR Says Organization Dropped the Ball on Breach Reporting, Business Associate AgreementFederal regulators have slapped Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Hospitals with a $2.2 million HIPAA settlement...

OCR Issues Two HIPAA Enforcement Actions, Plus Adjusts Future Fines
2019-11-05 21:33

Settlement With University of Rochester Medical Center, Penalty for Texas HHS CommissionFederal regulators have slapped two more organizations with hefty HIPAA enforcement fines. They also...

Florida Health System Slapped With $2.1 Million HIPAA Penalty
2019-10-23 19:49

Regulators Say Case Involved Series of ViolationsFederal regulators have smacked Jackson Health System with a $2.1 million civil monetary penalty for a series of HIPAA violations. The case is one...

OCR's Severino Outlines Top HIPAA Enforcement Initiatives
2019-10-16 18:33

Ensuring Patients' Rights to Access Records a Top PriorityEnforcing patients' rights under HIPAA to access their health information - including via health apps - is a top policy initiative at the...

Medcurity expands intuitive and comprehensive approach for HIPAA compliance
2019-10-10 02:00

As part of their commitment to be “The HIPAA Compliance Platform for Healthcare Organizations,” Medcurity has released Customizable Security Policies and Procedures and Business Associate...

Bill Proposes Easing HIPAA Enforcement Action in Some Cases
2019-06-27 20:18

HHS Would Consider an Organization's Security Measures Before Issuing FinesBipartisan healthcare legislation that a Senate health committee passed on Wednesday includes a provision that would...

Datadog provides HIPAA compliant log management
2019-06-03 00:00

Datadog, the leading monitoring and analytics platform for modern cloud environments, announced that its Log Management service has met requirements for the Health Insurance Portability and...

Business Associates Reminded of HIPAA Duties
2019-05-28 20:18

New Guidance Clarifies BA's Responsibility to Safeguard PHIFederal regulators have issued new guidance clarifying when a business associate can be held directly liable for compliance with the...