Category: HIPAA and Compliance

HHS’ Proposed HIPAA Right of Access Changes: CHIME, ABHW Weigh in

HIPAA and Compliance / May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021

CHIME and the Association… read more

NIST Seeks Feedback on Guide to Implementing HIPAA Security Rule

HIPAA and Compliance / May 5, 2021 May 5, 2021

NIST announced it plans to… read more

Breach Victims File Class Action Lawsuit Against Einstein Healthcare

HIPAA and Compliance / April 27, 2021 April 27, 2021

Einstein Healthcare Network… read more

Arbour Hospital Pays OCR $65K Over HIPAA Right of Access Violation

HIPAA and Compliance / March 25, 2021 March 25, 2021

The Department of Health… read more

HHS Extends Comment Period for HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes

HIPAA and Compliance / March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021

The Department of Health… read more

Patients Sue Wilmington Surgical For Netwalker Ransomware Data Leak

HIPAA and Compliance / February 17, 2021 February 17, 2021

A lawsuit has been filed… read more

$70K OCR Penalty for Sharp Health Over HIPAA Right of Access Failures

HIPAA and Compliance / February 15, 2021 February 15, 2021

California-based Sharp… read more

Renown Health Pays OCR $75K for HIPAA Right of Access Failure

HIPAA and Compliance / February 11, 2021 February 11, 2021

The Office for Civil Rights… read more

OIG: VA Staff Hid Privacy, Security Risks of AI Health Data Project

HIPAA and Compliance / February 1, 2021 February 1, 2021

Two employees of the… read more

OCR Lifts HIPAA Penalties for Use of COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Apps

HIPAA and Compliance / January 20, 2021 January 20, 2021

The Office for Civil Rights… read more

Insurer Pays $5.1M OCR Penalty for Data Breach Involving 9.3M Patients

HIPAA and Compliance / January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021

New York-based Excellus… read more

Banner Health to Pay OCR $200K for HIPAA Right of Access Failures

HIPAA and Compliance / January 13, 2021 January 13, 2021

The Department of Health… read more

HIPAA Safe Harbor Bill Becomes Law; Requires HHS to Incentivize Security

HIPAA and Compliance / January 11, 2021 January 11, 2021

President Donald Trump… read more

Elite Primary Care Pays OCR $36K for HIPAA Right of Access Violation

HIPAA and Compliance / December 28, 2020 December 28, 2020

Georgia-based Elite Primary… read more

OCR: Healthcare HIPAA Compliance Report Finds PHI Security Failures

HIPAA and Compliance / December 18, 2020 December 18, 2020

The Department of Health… read more

FTC Reaches Settlement with SkyMed for 2019 Consumer Data, PHI Breach

HIPAA and Compliance / December 17, 2020 December 17, 2020

The FTC reached a… read more

Health IT Groups Laud Proposed Bill Incentivizing Best Practice Security

HIPAA and Compliance / December 15, 2020 December 15, 2020

Several health IT industry… read more

HHS Proposes HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes, Improving Right of Access

HIPAA and Compliance / December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020

The Department of Health… read more

Final HHS Rules Provide Safe Harbor for Cybersecurity Tech Donations

HIPAA and Compliance / November 24, 2020 November 24, 2020

The Department of Health… read more

Blackbaud Faces Another Lawsuit, as More Healthcare Victims Reported

HIPAA and Compliance / November 24, 2020 November 24, 2020

Another class-action… read more

Ohio Medical Center Pays OCR $65K for HIPAA Right of Access Failure

HIPAA and Compliance / November 20, 2020 November 20, 2020

The University of… read more

NY Specialist Pays OCR $15K for HIPAA Right of Access Failures

HIPAA and Compliance / November 12, 2020 November 12, 2020

The Office for Civil Rights… read more

Medical Device Vendor Zoll Sues IT Firm Over Breach Affecting 277K

HIPAA and Compliance / November 12, 2020 November 12, 2020

Medical device vendor Zoll… read more

OCR Settles with Psychiatric Provider for HIPAA Right of Access Violation

HIPAA and Compliance / November 6, 2020 November 6, 2020

The Department of Health… read more

$350K Proposed Settlement Reached in Saint Francis Data Breach Lawsuit

HIPAA and Compliance / November 5, 2020 November 5, 2020

Missouri-based Saint… read more

Wakefern, ShopRite Pay New Jersey $235K for Fraud Act, HIPAA Violations

HIPAA and Compliance / November 3, 2020 November 3, 2020

The New Jersey Division of… read more

New Haven Pays OCR $202K for PHI Breach of 498 Patients, HIPAA Failure

HIPAA and Compliance / November 2, 2020 November 2, 2020

The Office for Civil… read more

Aetna to Pay OCR $1M Over 3 Patient Data Breaches, HIPAA Violations

HIPAA and Compliance / October 28, 2020 October 28, 2020

The Department of Health… read more

NY Spine Settles with OCR for $100K Over HIPAA Right of Access Violation

HIPAA and Compliance / October 12, 2020 October 12, 2020

The Office for Civil Rights… read more

Dignity Health to Pay OCR $160K for HIPAA Right of Access Failure

HIPAA and Compliance / October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020

Arizona-based Dignity… read more

Treasury Dept: Ransomware Payment Facilitation Could Be Sanction Risk

HIPAA and Compliance / October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020

The US Department of… read more

Anthem Settles with 44 States for $40M Over 2014 Breach of 78.8M

HIPAA and Compliance / October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020

A multi-state coalition… read more

Anthem Settles with 44 States for $40M Over 2014 Breach of 78.8M

HIPAA and Compliance / October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020

A multi-state coalition… read more

Blackbaud Confirms Hackers Stole Some SSNs, as Lawsuits Increase

HIPAA and Compliance / September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020

The ransomware hackers… read more

Premera Pays OCR $6.85M to Settle HIPAA Violations, Breach of 10.4M

HIPAA and Compliance / September 28, 2020 September 28, 2020

The Department of Health… read more

OCR Settles With Business Associate CHSPSC for $2.3 Over Breach of 6M

HIPAA and Compliance / September 24, 2020 September 24, 2020

The Department of Health… read more

Lifespan to Pay OCR $1.04M HIPAA Penalty For Unencrypted Laptop Theft

HIPAA and Compliance / July 28, 2020 July 28, 2020

The Office for Civil Rights… read more

OCR Settles with Small Provider for $25K Over Multiple HIPAA Violations

HIPAA and Compliance / July 24, 2020 July 24, 2020

The Department of Health… read more

SAMHSA Revises Privacy Rule 42 CFR Part 2 for Substance Use Patients

HIPAA and Compliance / July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020

The Department of Health… read more

$185K Proposed Settlement Reached in Grays Harbor Data Breach Lawsuit

HIPAA and Compliance / July 2, 2020 July 2, 2020

Grays Harbor Community… read more