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HIPAA By The Numbers
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Total Settlements In 2018
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Total Complaints
211,109
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Until June 2019
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Total Investigations
38,843
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Until June 2019
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Total Cases 2018
32,770
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Year : 2018
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The enforcement resolutions pertaining to complaints received, for state of California
From April 14, 2003 through December 31, 2018.
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From The News
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No Business Associate Agreement?
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="17px"][qodef_custom_font font_family="Raleway" font_size="16" line_height="29" font_weight="300" content_custom_font="A $31000 Mistake!" color="#797979"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]The Center for Children’s Digestive Health (CCDH) has paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $31,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule and agreed to implement a corrective action plan.[/vc_column_text][/qodef_elements_holder_item][/qodef_elements_holder][vc_row_inner content_aligment="right"][vc_column_inner][qodef_button size="small" type="outline" target="_blank" icon_pack="" font_weight="" text="Read on hhs.gov" link="https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/ccdh/index.html" hover_color="#ffcd00"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][qodef_separator position="left" color="#ffcd00" width="100%" thickness="4"][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-12"][qodef_elements_holder][qodef_elements_holder_item item_padding="0px 20px 0px 30px" horizontal_aligment="left" vertical_alignment="middle" hover_animation="default" animation_name="fade-in"][vc_column_text]
Florida contractor physicians group shares protected health information with unknown vendor
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="17px"][qodef_custom_font font_family="Raleway" font_size="16" line_height="29" font_weight="300" content_custom_font="Without a business associate agreement!" color="#797979"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]Advanced Care Hospitalists PL (ACH) has agreed to pay $500,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to adopt a substantial corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules.[/vc_column_text][/qodef_elements_holder_item][/qodef_elements_holder][vc_row_inner content_aligment="right"][vc_column_inner][qodef_button size="small" type="outline" target="_blank" icon_pack="" font_weight="" text="Read on hhs.gov" link="https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/ach/index.html" hover_color="#ffcd00"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][qodef_separator position="left" color="#ffcd00" width="100%" thickness="4"][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-12"][qodef_elements_holder][qodef_elements_holder_item item_padding="0px 20px 0px 30px" horizontal_aligment="left" vertical_alignment="middle" hover_animation="default" animation_name="fade-in"][vc_column_text]
Five breaches add up to millions in settlement costs
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="17px"][qodef_custom_font font_family="Raleway" font_size="16" line_height="29" font_weight="300" content_custom_font="For entity that failed to heed HIPAA’s risk analysis and risk management rules" color="#797979"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and to adopt a comprehensive corrective action plan, in order to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules.[/vc_column_text][/qodef_elements_holder_item][/qodef_elements_holder][vc_row_inner content_aligment="right"][vc_column_inner][qodef_button size="small" type="outline" target="_blank" icon_pack="" font_weight="" text="Read on hhs.gov" link="https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/fmcna/index.html" hover_color="#ffcd00"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][qodef_separator position="left" color="#ffcd00" width="100%" thickness="4"][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid" angled_shape="yes" angled_shape_top="no" css=".vc_custom_1564283336206{padding-top: 30px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}" el_class="custom-color-row-changer" angled_shape_background="#e8e8e8"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-12"][qodef_elements_holder][qodef_elements_holder_item item_padding="0px 20px 0px 30px" horizontal_aligment="left" vertical_alignment="middle" hover_animation="default" animation_name="fade-in"][vc_column_text]
$750,000 HIPAA settlement emphasizes the importance of risk analysis
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="17px"][qodef_custom_font font_family="Raleway" font_size="16" line_height="29" font_weight="300" content_custom_font="And device and media control policies!" color="#797979"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]Cancer Care Group, P.C. has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Cancer Care has paid $750,000 and will adopt a corrective action plan to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program.[/vc_column_text][/qodef_elements_holder_item][/qodef_elements_holder][vc_row_inner content_aligment="right"][vc_column_inner][qodef_button size="small" type="outline" target="_blank" icon_pack="" font_weight="" text="Read on hhs.gov" link="https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/examples/cancer-care-group/index.html" hover_color="#ffcd00"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][qodef_separator position="left" color="#ffcd00" width="100%" thickness="4"][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-12"][qodef_elements_holder][qodef_elements_holder_item item_padding="0px 20px 0px 30px" horizontal_aligment="left" vertical_alignment="middle" hover_animation="default" animation_name="fade-in"][vc_column_text]
Allergy practice pays $125,000
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="17px"][qodef_custom_font font_family="Raleway" font_size="16" line_height="29" font_weight="300" content_custom_font="To settle doctor's disclosure of patient information to a reporter" color="#797979"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]Allergy Associates of Hartford, P.C. (Allergy Associates), has agreed to pay $125,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.[/vc_column_text][/qodef_elements_holder_item][/qodef_elements_holder][vc_row_inner content_aligment="right"][vc_column_inner][qodef_button size="small" type="outline" target="_blank" icon_pack="" font_weight="" text="Read on hhs.gov" link="https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/allergyassociates/index.html" hover_color="#ffcd00"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][qodef_separator position="left" color="#ffcd00" width="100%" thickness="4"][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-12"][qodef_elements_holder][qodef_elements_holder_item item_padding="0px 20px 0px 30px" horizontal_aligment="left" vertical_alignment="middle" hover_animation="default" animation_name="fade-in"][vc_column_text]
Consequences for HIPAA violations don’t stop
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="17px"][qodef_custom_font font_family="Raleway" font_size="16" line_height="29" font_weight="300" content_custom_font="Even when a business closes!" color="#797979"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]A receiver appointed to liquidate the assets of Filefax, Inc. has agreed to pay $ 100,000 out of the receivership estate to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in order to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Filefax, located in Northbrook, Illinois, advertised that it provided for the storage, maintenance, and delivery of medical records for covered entities.[/vc_column_text][/qodef_elements_holder_item][/qodef_elements_holder][vc_row_inner content_aligment="right"][vc_column_inner][qodef_button size="small" type="outline" target="_blank" icon_pack="" font_weight="" text="Read on hhs.gov" link="https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/filefax/index.html" hover_color="#ffcd00"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][qodef_separator position="left" color="#ffcd00" width="100%" thickness="4"][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid" content_aligment="center" css=".vc_custom_1469196327780{padding-top: 45px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="150px"][vc_column_text]
Useful Links
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