HIPAA Security Rule requirements and implementation
The Part of HIPAA Nobody Reads — Until It Costs Them In 1996, Congress passed HIPAA with a goal most people have forgotten. It wasn'
A compliance officer at a midsize cardiology practice once told me she'd spent $4,200 on a "HIPAA security certification" for
A single misconfigured EHR user account cost Anthem, Inc. $16 million in 2018 — still the largest HIPAA settlement in history. The breach exposed nearly 79
Last year, a compliance officer at a mid-size hospital system in Texas told me she'd spent $14,000 on a vendor's
A small dermatology practice in Connecticut thought they had HIPAA covered. They had a privacy notice on their website and a shredder in the back
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee stole the protected health information of over
In February 2024, OCR settled with a small dental practice for $70,000 — not because of a massive data breach, but because the practice couldn&
In February 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $480,000 after an investigation revealed that their online patient portal lacked basic encryption safeguards
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $350,000 — not because of a massive data breach, but because the organization
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation revealed that records containing protected health information were stored
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation revealed that protected health information stored on a network
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee stole the protected health information of over
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