Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), Data Breach

Emergency Medical Service Provider Agrees to Pay a $90,000 HIPAA Settlement Following Ransomware Attack

Saul Ewing LLP on 11/21/2024

On November 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $90,000 settlement with Bryan County Ambulance Authority (“BCAA”), a provider of emergency medical...more

BA Depicted by OCR as Example of Ransomware Dangers Recovered Quickly, Didn’t Expect Fine

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 11/10/2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 11 (November, 2023) Tim DiBona clearly remembers Christmas Eve 2018 when the staff of his small firm—Doctors’ Management Service (DMS)—arrived at their West Bridgewater, Mass., office to...more

L.A. Care to Pay $1.3 Million Settlement Over HIPAA Violations: What You Need to Know

Fox Rothschild LLP on 9/19/2023

A recent settlement entered into by the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan serves as a stark warning to all entities and business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:...more

OCR Cracks Down on Electronic Protected Health Information Breaches under HIPAA

Holland & Hart LLP on 2/7/2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) entered into a Resolution Agreement (“Agreement”) with Banner Health on behalf of Banner Health Affiliated Covered Entities (“Banner”) to remedy...more

2016 Breach Costs OK State Medical Center $875K; System Initially Missed Vulnerability

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 8/16/2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 8 (August, 2022) - Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences’ (OSUCHS) breach might not have seemed all that serious at the time: No data is believed to have been misused,...more

Health Insurer Agrees to Pay $5+ Million Settlement Resulting From a Data Breach Affecting More Than Nine Million Individuals and...

Saul Ewing LLP on 1/22/2021

In one of the final health care-related actions by the Trump Administration, on January 15, 2021, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Excellus Health...more

City Health Department Agrees to Pay $202,400 for Alleged HIPAA Violations

Saul Ewing LLP on 11/6/2020

On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $202,400 Resolution Agreement and Corrective Action Plan (CAP) with the City of New Haven, Connecticut...more

Settlement Involves 'Dark Overlord' Hack, Tip by Breach-Tracking Journalist

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 10/16/2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 10 (October 2020) - September was quite the month for enforcement actions by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The agency announced eight settlements totaling more than $10 million....more

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