OCR’s HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Audit Program & Protocol
Today, OCR posted on its website the protocol used to conduct the audits required by the HITECH Act. The OCR HIPAA Audit program analyzes key processes, controls, and policies of selected covered...
View ArticleAlaska settles security case for $1,700,000
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and the state Medicaid agency have harmonized with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and have agreed to pay them nearly two billion...
View ArticleDismissal of the lawsuit by the court following settlement – Minnesota AG’s...
There was an HIPAA violation issue brought to the notice of the federal district of Minnesota who dismissed the law suit earlier this month against one of the business associates of Hospitals, the...
View ArticleMEEI settles HIPAA case for $1.5 million
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. (“MEEI”) has agreed to settle the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ for $1.5 million for probable breach...
View ArticleDept. of Veteran Affairs Security Compliance Audit team selected...
Atlanta, GA Sept 18, 2012: HIPAATraining.net will be providing five days Certified HIPAA Privacy Security Expert (CHPSE) Training to Dept. of Veteran Affairs Security Compliance Audit team. This five...
View ArticleLGRA announces Breach of HIPAA Act
According to Healthcare IT News Litton & Giddings Radiological Associates issued a press release last week announcing a potential breach of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...
View ArticleUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to notify 1500 patients regarding...
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on Monday announced the involvement of former resident physician, who was terminated in 2010, in the medical record breach of 1500 patients. The patients...
View ArticleCalifornia State Fines Hospital for HIPAA Privacy Rule Violations, CEO Gets...
$95,000 fined on Shasta Regional Medical Center by the Department of Public Health for violating the confidentiality of one of their patient. Though the Medical center challenged the recent discovery...
View ArticleA Registered Nurse sentenced to imprisonment for Home Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A Registered Nurse from the Detroit Area sentenced to 30-month imprisonment for his involvement in $13.8 million Home Healthcare Fraud Scheme Assistant Attorney General Lanny announced on November 19,...
View ArticleHealth and Human Services announce the first HIPAA breach settlement...
HONI (Hospice of North Idaho) has consented to pay $50,000 to HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) to make up with them regarding potential breach of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability...
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