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HIPAA Best Practices for Employee Termination
On December 11, 2018, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of $111,400 with Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) located in Colorado.…
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What Comes Up, Must Go Down: Regulatory Trends and HIPAA
Enforcement of HIPAA mandates by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are more aggressive than ever before, “totaling $28.7 million from enforcement actions” in…
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How Do HIPAA Breach Reporting Requirements Affect State Reporting
For those of us involved in the world of HIPAA compliance, we are certainly aware by now that the Breach Notification Rule requires Covered Entities…
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Not Worried About Your Patients? Worry About Your Bottom Line?
We’re always talking about how not complying with HIPAA regulations badly affects patients. Their data is exposed to malicious entities. Their trust in your organization…
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Protect Our Health by Protecting our Healthcare
Our healthcare system, while far from perfect, is an absolute necessity for living. It would make sense then to be sure that it was well-protected.
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Ransomware Threatens More Than Livelihood – It Threatens Lives
Ransomware does a lot more than hurt your organization’s bottom line. It can actually risk the lives of hospital patients. And we’re not talking about…
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Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – Two Significant Announcements
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had two significant announcements this past week resulting in total of $4.6…
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More Big Penalties for HIPAA Violations as the Year Comes to End
Huge fines for HIPAA violations are making the news once again. And these are some doozies. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are two for…
