HIPAA: HIPAA Enforcement Reached New Heights in 2018
Hint: Breaches drew huge penalties for risk assessment fails.
If 2018 taught providers anything, it’s that the feds are serious about HIPAA enforcement. From small physician practices to large organizations, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) showed that it will not stand for negligent behavior. So, if your office budget doesn’t include money put aside for risk planning and management, you may want to revise it.
Background: Last year, the OCR steamrolled past its previous enforcement record — big time. “In 2018, OCR settled 10 cases and was granted summary judgment in a case before...
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