The federal Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reports that 2018 was a record year for HIPAA enforcement, with 10 settlements and one judgment bringing in $28.7 million in fines, easily surpassing the old … [Read more...]
CYBERSECURITY
HIPAA ePHI Violation Costs Colorado Hospital $111,400
February 15, 2019
Case: This case began when the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) received a complaint contending that an ex-employee of Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) still had remote access to the critical access … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
Compliance Scorecard: Significant New HIPAA Fines
July 17, 2017
Health data and information security figured prominently in May enforcement activity. In addition to the blockbuster eClinicalWorks EHR software settlement discussed on page 3, there was an unusually … [Read more...]
HIPAA
HHS Task Force Announcement and $3.9 HIPAA Settlement Focus Attention on IT Security
March 24, 2016
A$3.9 million settlement arising from a potential HIPAA breach and an announcement regarding a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Task Force emphasize the risks to the privacy and security … [Read more...]
