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What are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations?

HIPAA Journal

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 placed a number of requirements on HIPAA-covered entities to safeguard the Protected Health Information (PHI) of patients, and to strictly control when PHI can be divulged, and to whom. 19 settlements were reached to resolve potential violations of the HIPAA Rules.

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