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OCR'S Breach Settlement: The First Ever Involving Less Than 500 Patients

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The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started 2013 with a bang by announcing that it had reached "the first settlement involving a breach of unprotected electronic protected health information (ePHI) affecting fewer than 500...more

Stinson LLP

Health Law Alert: Deficient Data Security On Mobile Devices Leads To First HIPAA Breach Settlement Involving Less Than 500...

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On January 2, 2013, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced its first HIPAA breach settlement involving less than 500 patients. OCR took action against a hospice provider in...more

King & Spalding

First HHS OCR Settlement for HIPAA Breach Involving Less Than 500 Patients Sends Message to Providers

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On January 2, 2013, HHS announced that the Hospice of North Idaho (HONI) agreed to pay $50,000 and enter into a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) as part of a settlement involving a breach of unsecured electronic protected health...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

First-Ever HIPAA Settlement Involving Fewer Than 500 Patients Announced

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On January 2, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a settlement with the Hospice of North Idaho (HONI) for potential HIPAA violations....more

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OCR Reaches $50,000 Settlement with Hospice for Small Data Breach

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Enforcement action sends a strong message to the healthcare industry and reaffirms the need for security risk analysis and mobile-device security policies and procedures....more

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OCR's Breach Settlement the First Ever Involving Less than 500 Patients

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OCR started 2013 with a bang by announcing that it had reached “the first settlement involving a breach of unprotected electronic protected health information (ePHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals” with the Hospice of...more

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First OCR Settlement Involving a “Small” Breach Focuses on Mobile Device Security

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In what is best understood as a follow-up to both the recent settlement with MEEI and the release of its mobile device security guidance, HHS OCR recently released details of a settlement reached with the Hospice of Northern...more

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First OCR Resolution for Data Breach Involving Less than 500 Patients: No Breach is “Too Small”

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached its first settlement for a breach involving data regarding less than 500 individuals. Under the December 2012 settlement, the Hospice of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Small Data Breach Leads to $50,000 HHS Settlement for Hospice

In what HHS declares as “the first settlement involving a breach of unprotected electronic protected health information (ePHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals,” the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a $50,000...more

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