OCR’s Publicly Disclosed Large Breaches Now Top 20 Million Impacted Individuals
May 16, 2012. The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) HIPAA/HITECH Act privacy and security enforcement arm, Office for...
OCR Penalizes Physician Practice for HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Violations
Apr 18, 2012
April 18, 2012. Late last week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services...
BCBST Pays $1.5 Million to HHS to Settle Potential HIPAA Privacy and Security Violations
Mar 15, 2012
On March 13, 2012, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) agreed to a payment of $1.5 million to the...
HITECH Act Privacy and Security Final Rules Needed Now
Oct 25, 2011
Since September 23, 2009, the enforcement arm of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office for Civil...
Nearly 8.3 Million Individuals Impacted by 249 Privacy and Security Breaches Reported by HHS; More Training on Safeguarding PHI Required
Mar 22, 2011
Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), enacted as part of the American Recovery...