Feds Fine Two-Physician Practice $100K for HIPAA Violation, Something New for HHS—Fox Rothschild's Bill Maruca

When Health & Human services goes after medical institutions for HIPAA violations, ones that comes as a result of not being careful enough with patients personal health information, they're usually going after big-time hospitals. A recent fine levied against Phoenix Cardiac Surgery, P.C. for a HIPAA violation may be a sign that things are changing, and that they're putting smaller practices on notice. To explain the story, we bring in Fox Rothschild's Bill Maruca, author on the firm's HIPAA, HITECH & HIT blog.