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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. Metropolitan Community Health Services dba Agape Health Services.

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HIPAA Violation Cases

HIPAA Journal

Read More… UnitedHealthcare UnitedHealthcare is a health insurer part of Minnetonka, MN-based UnitedHealthcare Group. Read More Metropolitan Community Health Services dba Agape Health Services Washington, NC-based Metropolitan Community Health Services is a Federally Qualified Health Center.

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Health Provider News

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