Oregon Health & Science University (“OHSU”) has paid $2.7 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) to settle allegations that it violated the Health Insurance Portability...more
7/20/2016
/ Business Associates ,
Corrective Actions ,
Data Security ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Encryption ,
Fines ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Settlement Agreements
Earlier this month, Henry Schein Practice Solutions, Inc. (“Schein”), a provider of office management software to dental practices, learned the hard way that exaggerating the capabilities of its products can be very costly....more
Just before Thanksgiving, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (“Lahey”), a non-profit teaching hospital located in Burlington, Massachusetts, agreed to pay $850,000 for a breach of unsecured electronic protected health...more
News from the Health Law Gurus™ is a weekly summary of notable health law news from around the country with helpful links to related content. Check back every week for the latest health law news stories....more
1/16/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Business Associates ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Breach ,
Employer Mandates ,
Encryption ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
USPS