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HIPAA Enforcement Update: Areas of Focus
2019-02-12 21:48

The HHS Office for Civil Rights is paying particular attention to complaints involving patients' access to their health information; it's also focusing on investigations of organizations with...

Cottage Health Hit With $3 Million HIPAA Settlement
2019-02-08 19:03

Latest in a Series of Substantial HHS Penalties for ViolationsFederal regulators have hit a California-based healthcare provider with a $3 million HIPAA settlement related to two breaches...

Is GDPR Compliance Tougher Than HIPAA Compliance?
2019-01-09 20:18

Analysts: GDPR Case in Portugal Offers Lessons for U.S. Healthcare EntitiesAn EU General Data Protection Regulation enforcement action against a hospital in Portugal demonstrates complying with...

Another State Announces a HIPAA Breach Settlement
2018-12-20 21:33

Hospital Pays $75,000 Penalty in Case Involving Lost Unencrypted DevicesIn the latest in series of HIPAA enforcement actions taken by states this year, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura...

HIPAA Case: Hospital Fined for Ex-Employee's Access to PHI
2018-12-12 19:18

Enforcement Action is the Third in Recent Weeks, Eighth This YearIn its third enforcement action in recent weeks, federal regulators have hit a Colorado medical center with a HIPAA fine in a case...

Credit Card System Hack Led to HIPAA Breach Report
2018-12-10 20:48

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco Notifying Those AffectedThe hacking of a credit card processing system has prompted a Texas hospital to notify federal regulators and affected...

Does HIPAA Need to Be 'Modernized'?
2018-12-06 22:33

AMIA, AHIMA Want to Update What's Covered Regarding Patients' Access to Their DataTwo health IT professional associations are urging Congress to "modernize" HIPAA to extend patients' rights to...

Attorneys General File First Multistate HIPAA-Related Data Breach Lawsuit
2018-12-06 08:24

Attorneys General from 12 U.S. states this week filed a lawsuit against a healthcare tech solutions provider over a data breach suffered by the company in 2015. read more

Lack of Business Associate Agreement Triggers HIPAA Fine
2018-12-04 17:48

Company That Provides Contracted Physicians Faces $500,000 PenaltyFederal regulators have slapped a company that provides contracted physicians to hospitals and nursing homes with a $500,000 HIPAA...

Do the HIPAA Rules Hamper Coordinated Patient Care?
2018-11-15 22:18

HHS to Seek Comments on Whether the Rules Create Barriers to Sharing Patient InformationFederal regulators plan to seek public comments on whether the HIPAA rules create barriers to sharing...