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Hospitals Corrective Actions

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Contract Terms Serve as Eligibility Criteria for Medical Staff Membership and Privileges

A California Court of Appeal has provided additional guidance on how hospital decision making and contracting with medical groups for services influence or affect medical staff operations and fair hearing rights. The court...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Pamela Para on Effective Investigations in Healthcare

Much has changed in the world of compliance, especially of late, but when it comes to healthcare investigations, not all should, says Pamela Para RN, MPH, CPHRM, ARM, DFASHRM, President and Chief Content Officer at CE...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

CMS to Audit and Monitor Hospital Price Transparency

On January 1, 2021, hospitals and health systems will be required to comply with Hospital Price Transparency requirements or face possible penalties from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This rule requires...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

'Misinterpretation' of Breach Rule, Lack of Internal BAA Cost Hospital Group $2.1M

Report on Patient Privacy 19, no. 12 (December 2019) - Sentara Hospitals, a nonprofit group of 12 medical centers in Virginia and North Carolina, will implement a fairly minimal two-year corrective action plan (CAP) and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Misdirected Hospital Bills Lead to $2.175 Million HIPAA Settlement

On November 27, 2019 the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $2.175 million dollar settlement with a hospital system to resolve alleged violations of HIPAA’s Breach...more

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$3,000,000 Settlement by University of Rochester Medical Center for Numerous HIPAA Violations

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On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) announced a $3,000,000 settlement with the University of Rochester Medical Center (“URMC”) for violations of the Health...more

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HIPAA Right to Access Information Enforced

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With all of the attention on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements to safeguard the privacy and security of a patient’s health information, covered entities sometimes overlook the HIPAA...more

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EMR Company Suffers Double Whammy After HIPAA Breach

Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. (Medical Informatics) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard, LLC, an electronic medical record and software services provider is now liable for a combined total of $1 million...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Cottage Health Settles with OCR for $3M

We previously reported that Cottage Health, a health care entity operating several hospitals in California, settled with the State of California for $2 million for a security incident that occurred in 2013. On February 7,...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Colorado Hospital Pays $111,400 HIPAA Settlement For Failing To Stop Former Employee From Having Access To Patient Protected...

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) just announced an $111,400 settlement and substantial corrective action plan for a Colorado hospital whose former employee still had access to...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

New cybersecurity threats with potential to impact health care industry identified

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On January 4, 2018, the National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NH-ISAC) posted an announcement regarding the cybersecurity threats Meltdown and Spectre that were recently identified....more

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Blog: University of Washington Medicine Agrees to Settle Alleged HIPAA Breach

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Last week, the University of Washington Medicine (UWM), an affiliated covered entity that includes multiple entities such as the University of Washington Medical Center, agreed to settle alleged violations of the Health...more

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Blog: Lahey Hospital Agrees to Settle Alleged HIPAA Breach

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Recently, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Lahey), a nonprofit teaching hospital located in Massachusetts, agreed to settle alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) by...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Don't Wait for It; Recent HIPAA Enforcement Action Signal More to Come in Phase 2 Audits

Officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS OCR) have recently selected a vendor to conduct the second wave of HIPAA audits. These so-called "Phase 2 Audits" are set to commence...more

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Blog: St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Reaches Agreement to Settle Alleged HIPAA Breach

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Last week, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center (SEMC), a hospital located in Brighton, Massachusetts, agreed to settle alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) by paying...more

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Hospital Disclosure of PHI to Media and Workforce Results in $275,000 Fine

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HHS OCR announced today its second resolution agreement of 2013. Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) has agreed to pay $275,000 and enter into a comprehensive corrective action plan (CAP) to settle an investigation opened...more

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