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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Corporate Fines

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HIPAA Settlement for Social Media Disclosure

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Healthcare providers face a dilemma when patients post complaints or make other statements on social media. Just because a patient has made certain information public does not mean that the provider can also post protected...more

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Anthem Pays Record Setting $16 Million HIPAA Settlement

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In 2015, Anthem, Inc. was subject to the largest U.S. health data breach in history, exposing the protected health information (PHI) of nearly 79 million people. The cyber-attackers accessed Anthem’s system through “spear...more

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Healthcare Data Breach Enforcements and Fines

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The Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) is responsible for enforcing the Privacy and Security Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”)....more

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HIPAA Fine Underscores OCR’s Focus on Physician Group Compliance

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced a $750,000 fine and resolution agreement, including a Corrective Action Plan (CAP), for Cancer Care Group, P.C. (CCG), a...more

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A New Era of HIPAA Enforcement

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Traditionally, HIPAA enforcement is assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR). In November 2013, Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General sharply criticized OCR’s...more

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