2013 brought a flurry of enforcement actions with federal agencies investigating failures by healthcare providers, treatment facilities, and health insurance plans to have appropriate safeguards in place to protect sensitive health information. Interestingly, the most costly enforcement action did not incur a financial penalty.
2013 brought a flurry of enforcement actions with federal agencies investigating failures by healthcare providers, treatment facilities, and health insurance plans to have appropriate safeguards in place to protect sensitive health information. Resolution agreements between HIPAA [Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act] covered entities and the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settling violations of the HIPAA Privac, and Security Rules netted over $3.8 million in penalties.
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