tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2020 Issue Q2

HIPAA: Hone Your Breach Compliance Know-How

Planning can reduce consequences. Even a minor breach of patient protected health information (PHI) or electronic PHI (ePHI) can spell big trouble for your general surgery practice under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). But you can take action to guard against potential fallout with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). “A comprehensive HIPAA plan serves to reduce the risk of a breach, as well as mitigate potential fines in the event of a breach,” counsels attorney John E. Morrone, partner with Frier Levitt LLC in New York City. “Recent settlements indicate that...

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