HIPAA Compliance Blog

Civil monetary penalties under HIPAA are imposed under a tiered system that takes into consideration the degree to which the entity was aware that HIPAA Rules were being violated. We covered this pretty extensively in a previous blog. So, what does it mean when an organization is penalized to this extent? I think we all know the answer here.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had two significant announcements this past week resulting in total of $4.6 million for a settlement and imposed penalty.

Our series is designed to explain best practices about HIPAA compliance, HIPAA settlements, and the various requirements an organization must have in place under the HIPAA Security & Privacy Rules.

Ransomware does a lot more than hurt your organization’s bottom line. It can actually risk the lives of hospital patients

As we’ve said before, when data breaches occur, customers lose faith in the company - particularly if they feel they’re being lied to or otherwise perceive disingenuity on the part of the organization in question.