by Editorial Staff | Jan 16, 2021 | HHS, HIPAA
On January 5th, 2021, President Donald Trump signed H.R. 7898 into law. The statute amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). The amendment, specifically, addresses fines and penalties levied by the Department of Health...
by Girish Anand | Sep 9, 2019 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
July was n historic month when it comes to breaches of health care data involving incidents affecting 500 or more persons, with a total of more than 50 such breaches reported to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) affecting more than 35 million individuals. According to...
by Girish Anand | Jun 10, 2019 | HIPAA, OCR
Medical Informatics Engineering Inc. (MIE) has agreed to pay $900,000 to 16 states whose attorneys general had sued the company over a data breach in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Simultaneously, MIE settled with the...
by Girish Anand | May 28, 2019 | HHS, HIPAA
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a new fact sheet that provides a clear compilation of all provisions through which a business associate can be held directly liable for compliance with certain requirements of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach...
by Girish Anand | Apr 30, 2019 | HHS, HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in late April issued a notice of enforcement discretion regarding fines for violations of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and its privacy, security and breach rules. The fine structure was...
by Girish Anand | Dec 12, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from the public on how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules, especially the HIPAA Privacy Rule,...