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Is a HIPAA Violation a Reportable Breach?
Just because a member of an organization’s workforce violates HIPAA policies and procedures, it is not necessarily a breach reporting requirement. The significant determination is the extent to which any protected health…
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. The settlement was the outcome of a HIPAA enforcement action f…
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 2018, an increase of 22% from the last record total of $23…
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 (CE) and Business Associates (BA) to notify affected parties of any br…
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 wanes. Even if you’re not worried about the moral …
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.
