tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2015 Issue 17

Patient Privacy: Is New Technology Leaving Your Organization Open to HIPAA Violations?

Learn from this hospital’s experience. Using web-based document sharing applications could undermine your organization’s data security and expose it to disastrous consequences. Read on to learn how to avoid sharing St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center’s (SEMC’s) fate. Background: On July 10, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that SEMC, which provides inpatient and outpatient tertiary care services in Brighton, MA, has agreed to settle potential HIPAA violations by paying out $218,400 and adopting a corrective action plan (CAP). Beware of Using Internet Applications Part of the settlement agreement stems from an OCR...

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