HIPAA Violations and Penalties
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HHS Imposes A $4.3 Million Civil Money Penalty For Violations Of The HIPAA Privacy Rule
medicalnewstoday.com — “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notice of Final Determination finding that Cignet Health of Prince George's County, Md., (Cignet)” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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HHS Imposes A $4.3 Million Civil Money Penalty For Violations Of The HIPAA Privacy Rule http://mnt.to/3RwQ #publichealth
MD Consult: News: Portable electronics identified as potential source of HIPAA violations, penalties
mdconsult.com — “MD Consult: News: Portable electronics identified as potential source of HIPAA violations, penalties” View full resource at mdconsult.com
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Portable electronics identified as potential source of HIPAA violations, penalties http://bit.ly/dZWJDz
HHS Levies Civil Penalty for HIPAA Privacy Rule Violation - iHealthBeat
ihealthbeat.org — “On Tuesday, the Office for Civil Rights at HHS issued a $4.3 million penalty against the Maryland-basedhealth centerCignet Health. According to HHS, the action marks the first civilfinancial penalty levied for a violation of HIPAA privacy rules.The new monetary fine structure was included in the 2009 economic stimulus package's HITECH Act. Washington Post et al.” View full resource at ihealthbeat.org
Most Recently Shared on February 23, 2011 at 7:46 pm By:
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Mass General HIPAA Penalty: $1 Million
healthcareinfosecurity.com — “In the second major HIPAA enforcement action announced by federal authorities this week, Massachusetts General Hospital and its physicians organization has entered into a resolution agreement that calls for paying a $1 million settlement and taking corrective action to avoid future violations.” View full resource at healthcareinfosecurity.com
Most Recently Shared on February 25, 2011 at 5:05 pm By:
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Mass General settled $1mm HIPAA/privacy lawsuit including records for patients with #HIV/AIDS | http://bit.ly/fkmwa9 Finally some teeth
Prison for HIPAA Privacy Violator
healthdatamanagement.com — “Prison for HIPAA Privacy Violator” View full resource at healthdatamanagement.com
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Former UCLA researcher gets jail time for HIPAA violations ... http://dld.bz/bHkH
Indictment Alleges HIPAA Violations
healthcareinfosecurity.com — “A Pennsylvania man has been indicted for alleged HIPAA privacy violations stemming from using patient information to file false tax returns.” View full resource at healthcareinfosecurity.com
Most Recently Shared on September 20, 2010 at 3:01 pm By:
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RT @healthinfosec Former Hospital Employee Indicted for Alleged HIPAA Violations; Could Face Prison http://bit.ly/9FPw3S
Jail Time For HIPAA Violator
healthleadersmedia.com — “United States Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Wistrich sentenced a former UCLA Healthcare System employee who admitted snooping at patients records to four” View full resource at healthleadersmedia.com
Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2010 at 6:53 pm By:
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Jail Time For HIPAA Violator: United States Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Wistrich sentenced a former UCLA Healthcare... http://bit.ly/aniktH
HIPAA Violator Sentenced to Prison
healthleadersmedia.com — “A federal judge in Alabama has sentenced a man to six years in prison for his role in a prescription fraud scheme that included crimes of healthcare f” View full resource at healthleadersmedia.com
Most Recently Shared on May 31, 2011 at 11:19 am By:
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RT .@HITpol HIPAA Violator Sentenced to Prison: fed judge has sentenced a man to six years in prison for hi... http://bit.ly/lKuuTe
Is This A HIPAA Violation From Texting?
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Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 5:05 pm By:
Practice Fusion provides a free, web-based Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system to physicians. With charting, scheduling, e-prescribing, billing, lab integrations, unlimited support and a Personal Health Record for patients, Practice Fusion's EMR addresses the complex needs of today's healthcare providers and disrupts the health IT status quo." /> Practice Fusion Health IT and Active Health Library
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HIPAA Violation Charged in Records Theft
healthcareinfosecurity.com — “An Alabama woman has been charged with violating HIPAA following allegations that she stole identifying information on about 4,500 patients from Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham.” View full resource at healthcareinfosecurity.com
Most Recently Shared on June 6, 2011 at 4:10 pm By:
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RT @healthinfosec HIPAA Violation Charged in Alabama Records Theft Case http://bit.ly/iUSuVn #HIPAA
HIPAA Violation Leads to Prison Term
healthcareinfosecurity.com — “A surgeon who was a former UCLA Healthcare System employee has been sentenced to four months in prison after admitting he illegally read private electronic medical records of celebrities and others.” View full resource at healthcareinfosecurity.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 5:31 pm By:
Howard J. Anderson Healthcare Specialist
HIPAA Violation Leads to Prison Term http://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2470
HIPAA Enforcement Steps Up
blogs.healthcareinfosecurity.com — “Two high-profile announcements of penalties for HIPAA privacy rule violations last week came as good news for those of us who've been waiting for enforcement efforts to ramp up.” View full resource at blogs.healthcareinfosecurity.com
Most Recently Shared on March 1, 2011 at 1:23 pm By:
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RT @healthinfosec Signs that HHS is Stepping Up HIPAA Enforcement http://bit.ly/hsGUIl
HIPAA Violations Remind Hospitals to Reinforce Privacy Rules
healthleadersmedia.com — “A spate of high-profile HIPAA violations serves as a reminder that the toughest fight in the battle to keep medical records private may be the one aga” View full resource at healthleadersmedia.com
Most Recently Shared on February 8, 2011 at 3:18 pm By:
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#HIPAA Violations Remind Hospitals to Reinforce Privacy Rules http://ow.ly/3Sr9w
HIPAA Violations Aren't in the Cloud
medicalpracticetrends.com — “recent cases of HIPAA violations were due stolen computers or hard drives, or employee misconduct, not anarchists hacking into medical databases.” View full resource at medicalpracticetrends.com
Most Recently Shared on June 22, 2011 at 12:57 pm By:
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HIPAA Violations Aren’t in the Cloud: From our partners at Software Advice comes this nice summary of the recent... http://bit.ly/jCFNXW
OCR Will Post Names of Private Practices That Violate HIPAA
healthleadersmedia.com — “The Office of Civil Rights confirmed in an e-mail to HealthLeaders Media Friday afternoon that it will begin posting on its breach notification Web” View full resource at healthleadersmedia.com
Most Recently Shared on April 19, 2010 at 2:51 pm By:
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OCR Will Post Names of Private Practices That Violate HIPAA http://goo.gl/Uxjv
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