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Keep up to date on industry newsNot Understanding HIPAA Requirements Could Cost You $2.5 Million
Another HIPAA compliance settlement outlines why it is so important to really understand the HIPAA requirements and follow through on action plans…
Lack of Business Associate Agreement Costs Health Care Provider $31,000
The Center for Children’s Digestive Health (CCDH) agreed to a settlement worth $31,000 after the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) discovered there was no business associate agreement before 2015…
Internal HIPAA Violation Affects 419 Patients in Washington
Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital recently sent letters out to 419 patients detailing an internal HIPAA violation perpetrated by 21 employees…
Lack of HIPAA Compliance Tools Could Cost you $400,000 or More
A recent breach settlement from Metro Community Provider Network highlights why the use of HIPAA compliance tools is so important in protecting against breaches…
Security Awareness Training: Essential for HIPAA Compliance
One click of a button could land your organization with a major HIPAA compliance breach. See what all can go wrong if one of your employees clicks on a malicious email link…
FBI Warns Health Care Entities of FTP Server Vulnerabilities for PHI
Recently, the FBI issued a hacker-vulnerability warning to health care entities that may be storing protected health information (PHI) on FTP servers…
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