March 15, 2012 1:43 PM
Posted by: AnneSteciw
breach notification,
health care data breach,
hhs,
HIPAA violationsWith the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) health care data breach "wall of shame" growing longer every month, it seemed only a matter of time that we'd start seeing dollar amounts...
November 14, 2011 9:52 AM
Posted by: Beastwood
data breaches,
HIPAA audits,
HIPAA violations,
PHI encryptionTwo years ago, the HITECH Act toughened health care data breach penalties significantly. It seemed HIPAA finally had enough teeth for the industry to take it seriously.
Perhaps not....
November 10, 2011 12:46 PM
Posted by: AnneSteciw
HIPAA audits,
HIPAA Privacy Rule,
HIPAA violations,
Office for Civil RightsUntil recently, a health care organization's HIPAA compliance was put to the test only when a patient specifically filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR). But the
September 9, 2011 11:37 AM
Posted by: AnneSteciw
data breach,
HIPAA business associate,
HIPAA violationsNo health care organization is immune to a data breach. Health care data breach notifications have been on the rise since the Office for Civil Rights...
August 11, 2011 1:52 PM
Posted by: AnneSteciw
health care data breach,
HIPAA auditors,
HIPAA violations,
mobile device management,
PHI encryptionSince the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began publishing information on health care data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals on its website, 300 breaches have been reported. Two of those
July 6, 2011 11:28 AM
Posted by: CbyerTechTarget
HIPAA,
HIPAA violations,
HITsm,
social mediaNo matter the trend, social media has a role in some capacity. That’s the case for health IT as patients are increasingly disclosing medical diagnoses online for consolation purposes, according to a
July 30, 2010 12:31 PM
Posted by: Beastwood
breach notification,
HIPAA violationsHealth care officials have been waiting months for federal officials to finalize the breach notification final rule. That wait will continue, though...
July 28, 2010 9:23 AM
Posted by: DonFluckinger
FTC,
FTC Act,
hhs,
HIPAA,
HIPAA violations,
privacy,
Rite aid,
securityRite Aid Corp. agreed to pay $1 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for HIPAA violations stemming from it tossing pill bottles containing patient information into unsecured dumpsters outside its...
