HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the paper, the HHS indicated it will be adopting a carrot-and-stick approach by developing voluntary Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector Cybersecurity Goals (CPGs) that consist of cybersecurity measures that will have the greatest impact on security along with an update to the HIPAA Security Rule to add new cybersecurity requirements.

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Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 118

Compliancy Group

MAY 10, 2023

When HIPAA violations occur, punishments and criminal penalties can be imposed on those who have the law. Criminal Penalties for HIPAA Violations There are certain penalties for HIPAA violations that practices can expect to face. million per year for a violation in an identical category.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 5, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule requires healthcare organizations to protect the privacy of patient medical records and other health information. Violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule can have severe consequences, not just for healthcare providers but also for patients. Find Out More!

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 12, 2024

The HIPAA Omnibus Rule mandated modifications to the Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules in order to adopt measures passed in the HITECH Act, finalized the Breach Notification Rule, and added standards to account for the passage of the GINA Act. The adoption of a four-tired civil monetary penalty structure for violations of HIPAA.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published a report it sent to Congress that details its HIPAA enforcement activities in 2021, which provides insights into the state of compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

What happens if a nurse violates HIPAA Compliance Rules ? How are HIPAA violations dealt with and what are the penalties for individuals that accidentally or deliberately violate HIPAA and access, disclose, or share protected health information (PHI) without authorization? .

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2024

Mark Kevin Robison, a former vice president of Commonwealth Health Corporation (now Med Center Health) in Kentucky has been sentenced to 2 years’ probation and ordered to pay $140,000 in restitution after reaching a plea agreement with federal prosecutors over a HIPAA violation.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 6, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has agreed to settle a HIPAA violation case with a New Jersey provider of adult and child psychiatric services for $30,000. In addition to the impermissible disclosures of PHI, which violated 45 C.F.R. You can read more about HIPAA and social media here.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 29, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has agreed to settle potential HIPAA violations with the HIPAA business associate, iHealth Solutions, LLC, for $75,000. OCR will monitor iHealth Solutions for two years to ensure compliance with the HIPAA Rules. See HIPAA Violation Fines.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 15, 2022

OCR launched a HIPAA investigation after receiving a breach report on January 5, 2018, in response to the hacking of an OSU-CHS web server. HIPAA-covered entities are vulnerable to cyber-attackers if they fail to understand where ePHI is stored in their information systems,” said OCR Director Lisa J. 164.502(a). 164.308(a)(l)(ii)(A).

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HIPAA Compliance Medicaid Medicaid 123

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 16, 2023

HIPAA Journal has been unable to obtain information on two of those breaches. HIPAA-regulated entities should also ensure that their password management practices are kept up to date. There has been a decline in these types of data breaches in recent years as HIPAA training and monitoring of medical record access have improved.

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Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals 113

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights announced this week that it had brought HIPAA-related enforcement actions against five healthcare providers. The actions brought the total number of enforcements carried out under the agency's HIPAA Right of Access Initiative to 25. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

What happens if you violate HIPAA depends on the nature and consequences of the violation, the motive for the violation, and whether you knew – or should have known – that the violation was indeed a violation. What happens if you violate HIPAA can also depend on if or how the violation is identified.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced that a $35,000 settlement has been reached with Phoenix Healthcare to resolve a HIPAA Right of Access violation. This is the 47th investigation of a HIPAA Right of Access case to result in a financial penalty.

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HIPAA Nurses Compliance 48

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will update the HIPAA Security Rule in 2024 and will ask Congress for new laws and resources to increase civil money penalties for HIPAA violations, increase HIPAA enforcement, and conduct proactive audits.

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HIPAA Ransomware Compliance Hospitals 106

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 1, 2023

There are six OSHA violation types. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has the authority to issue fines for five of the violation types, while the sixth type of OSHA violation (a “de minimis” violation) will only result in a fine if it escalates into one of the other five violation types.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 18, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has sent a warning to healthcare providers about the importance of compliance with the HIPAA Right of Access with the announcement that a further 11 financial penalties for HIPAA-covered entities that have failed to provide patients with timely access to their medical records.

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HIPAA Medical Billing Compliance Nurses 115

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 6, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has agreed to settle a HIPAA violation case with a New Jersey provider of adult and child psychiatric services for $30,000. In addition to the impermissible disclosures of PHI, which violated 45 C.F.R. You can read more about HIPAA and social media here.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 19, 2023

The main objective of HIPAA law is to protect the privacy of an individuals’ health information while at the same time permitting needed information to be disclosed for patient care and other purposes such as billing. You can use our HIPAA Law Compliance Checklist to check your compliance requirements and avoid HIPAA violations.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Five former employees of Methodist Hospital in Tennessee have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Memphis for criminal violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for impermissibly accessing the protected health information of patients and providing that information to another individual for financial gain.

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HIPAA Hospitals Health Insurance 94

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

There is also a risk of financial penalties from regulators. The extent to which these tracking technologies have been used by healthcare organizations prompted OCR to issue guidance on these technologies, highlighting the considerable potential for HIPAA violations. of all breached records in 2022. of the breached records.

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Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals Fraud 113

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

All HIPAA covered entities must familiarize themselves with the HIPAA breach notification requirements and develop a breach response plan that can be implemented as soon as a breach of unsecured protected health information (PHI) is discovered. Summary of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 15, 2023

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigates all reported breaches of the protected health information of 500 or more individuals and some smaller breaches to determine if the breach was caused by the failure to comply with the HIPAA Rules.

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HIPAA Hospitals Electronic Medical Records Fraud 89

Compliancy Group

MARCH 30, 2022

We all have heard about the fines assessed against covered entities and business associates who have violated HIPAA standards and been caught. Many may not realize that the HIPAA law also contains criminal penalties that can come into play in certain situations. Let’s Simplify Compliance Do you need help with HIPAA?

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HIPAA Compliance Health Insurance Doctors 52

MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

To safeguard this critical aspect of patient care, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996. HIPAA sets stringent guidelines and standards for handling protected health information (PHI), and compliance with these regulations is crucial to maintain the trust of patients and avoid legal repercussions.

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HIPAA Compliance Health Insurance Compliance Officers 52

Compliancy Group

APRIL 19, 2023

Wondering why your practice or organization should be HIPAA compliant? In the United States, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to regulate the handling and protecting confidential medical information. million per year for each violation of HIPAA.

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HIPAA Compliance Licensing Health Insurance 52

Compliancy Group

JUNE 21, 2023

The HIPAA Privacy Rule, established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), was designed to protect sensitive patient information from unauthorized access. These violations range from minor infractions to significant breaches that negatively impact patients and institutions. Find Out More!

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HIPAA Compliance Fraud Health Insurance 52

HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

Class Action Lawsuits Over Tracking Technologies Soar Class action lawsuits over website tracking technology breaches are increasingly being filed, especially against healthcare organizations following guidance from the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights warning that the technologies violated HIPAA. million individuals to 144.5

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HIPAA Ransomware Compliance 88

HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2023

Complaints of alleged violations. Follow-up inspections to establish if previously cited violations have been corrected. In this case, the purpose of the inspection is to determine if an accident is attributable to a violation of OSHA standards and to make recommendations to avoid a reoccurrence of the same event.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 24, 2022

dba New England Dermatology and Laser Center (NDELC), has agreed to settle a HIPAA violation case with the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and has paid a $300,640 penalty to resolve alleged violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The administrative safeguards of the HIPAA Privacy Rule – 45 C.F.R.

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HIPAA Compliance 87

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has publicly released two reports that were submitted to Congress that provide insights into data breaches, HIPAA enforcement activity, and the state of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule compliance for calendar year 2021.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2022

There are – and always have been – gaps in HIPAA and, after more than a quarter of a century, some have yet to be addressed. Most of the gaps in HIPAA are attributable to omissions from the original Act, provisions of HIPAA and HITECH that have never been enacted, and the increasing use of technology in healthcare.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 9, 2023

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has announced its 44th enforcement action under its HIPAA Right of Access initiative with a $15,000 financial penalty for David Mente, MA, LPC, a licensed counselor that provides psychotherapy services in Pittsburgh, PA. Mente chose not to contest the proposed penalty and settled the case with OCR.

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HIPAA Licensing Compliance 73

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 4, 2023

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced its first HIPAA enforcement action of 2023, which serves as a reminder that individuals and their personal representatives must be provided with timely access to their medical records. Life Hope Labs, LLC, has agreed to settle the case and will pay a $16,500 penalty.

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HIPAA Compliance 97

HIPAA Journal

MAY 29, 2023

It has been 27 years since President Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) into law, but compliance is still proving a challenge for many HIPAA-regulated entities. reduction in total penalties compared to 2018, falling from $28.7 The average HIPAA penalty has fallen from $2.6

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 19, 2023

Whether or not a HIPAA violation will show up on a background check depends on the nature of the violation, the consequences of the violation, and the motive for the violation. There are many different types of HIPAA violations. If the offence is committed under false pretenses (i.e.,

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HIPAA Licensing Compliance 81

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Yesterday, the FTC issued its first penalty for noncompliance with the Health Breach Notification Rule to the prescription drug provider, GoodRx Holdings Inc, which has been ordered to pay a financial penalty of $1.5 The rule took effect in 2009, yet compliance has not been enforced. That has now changed.

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