Privacy
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11.01.19
OCR imposes $2.15 million fine against health system for...
On October 23, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had imposed a civil money penalty of $2,154,000 against Jackson Health System (JHS) for multiple HIPAA violations.
Category Privacy
10.04.19
Dental practice learns if you don’t have anything that is HIPAA...
On October 2, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Elite Dental Associates - Dallas, P.C. (Elite) had agreed to pay $10,000 to OCR and adopt a corrective action plan to settle possible violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rules.
Category Privacy
08.28.19
SAMHSA announces proposed revisions to Part 2 confidentiality...
On August 26, 2019, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) outlining revisions to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records (Part 2) regulations. The proposed rule in part reflects SAMHSA‘s efforts to facilitate and enhance coordination of care for substance use disorders (SUD) while still maintaining Part 2 confidentiality protections.
Category Privacy
07.16.19
OCR releases new set of FAQs to address health plans’ use of...
On June 26, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a new FAQ document to address how the HIPAA Privacy Rule allows health plans to share PHI in certain circumstances.
Category Privacy
06.11.19
Failure to conduct risk analysis leads to OCR penalties for...
On May 23, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. (MIE) had agreed to pay $100,000 to OCR and adopt a corrective action plan to settle possible violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
Category Privacy
05.23.19
OCR revises HIPAA annual penalty limits to address culpability
OCR published the Notification to alert the public that OCR is exercising its discretion in assessing Civil Money Penalties under HIPAA as amended by the HITECH Act.
Category Privacy
