HHS has finally announced a long-awaited final rule that implements a number of provisions of the HITECH Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly known as the "Stimulus Bill," to strengthen the privacy and security protections for health information...
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On April 17, 2012, HHS announced that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled a HIPAA violation case against a surgery practice in Arizona, for $100,000 and a Corrective Action Plan (CAP), which requires implementation of policies and procedures to prevent such HIPAA violations and breaches in the...
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Via Healthcare Info Security : The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has set a March target date for release of the long-delayed final version of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act modifications and the HIPAA breach notification rule. Although an HHS...
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On July 6, 2011, the University of California at Los Angeles Health System (UCLAHS) reached a settlement with HHS's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) regarding UCLAHS's potential violations of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. The settlement includes a payment of $865,500 and a corrective action plan...
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HHS's own Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a scathing report regarding pervasive breaches in privacy and security of patient data. OIG specifically called out the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), charged with enforcement of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, for failing to investigate and punish...
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