HIPAA Enforcement
This topic includes reports and details of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule enforcement. We discuss the actions that the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the Department of Justice, as well as the State Attorneys General take.
Eagle works with clients in healthcare and healthcare business associates. In addition, we work with other HIPAA covered entities to ensure HIPAA Security compliance.
HIPAA covered entities are essential. It’s important to note that there is a HIPAA privacy and security rule to follow. And, we work with healthcare businesses to make certain they have protected health information. Hospitals and businesses are responsible for enforcing HIPAA security and we can assist.
We provide a set of policy templates for a variety of business associate types. Our templates include Cloud Vendors, Third Party Administrators, Healthcare, and Information Technology companies.
OCR Active with HIPAA Enforcement
Over the last 6 months the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced an average of a settlement or other enforcement action per month. While most affected organizations were hospital systems or national companies, one small organization also was included. Here is... Read MoreOrthopaedic Practice Fined $750,000 for HIPAA Violation
An Orthopaedic Practice fined $750,000 for HIPAA Violations, is learning the hard way that they needed to have a business associate agreement (BAA) in place. The settlement comes after an alleged breach 17,300 patient’s information.
Read MoreLincare Inc. Ordered to Pay $239k HIPAA Violation Fine
The cost of proactive measures are far less than what Lincare paid for a HIPAA Violation Fine. Lincare believed that it had not violated HIPAA because the PHI was “stolen” by an individual who discovered it on the premises — but they were wrong.
Read MoreU. of Wa. Medicine settles potential HIPAA violations for $750k
The University of Washington Medicine (UWM) has agreed to a $750,000 settlement regarding potential HIPAA violations and a corrective action plan and annual reports on the organization’s compliance efforts. Had effective protection been in place, the breach most likely would not have occurred.
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