[03/12/20]
Posted on March 12, 2020 in Health Information Technology
Published by: Hall Render
On March 3, 2020, the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $100,000 settlement with a physician practice (“Practice”) that it found to be significantly out of compliance with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). While OCR was investigating the Practice’s complaint against... READ MORE
Tags: compliance, ehr, electronic health records, electronic protected health information, ePHI, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA
[12/13/19]
Posted on December 13, 2019 in Health Information Technology
Published by: Hall Render
On December 12, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced the second settlement under its “Right of Access Initiative.” A health care company that provides primary care and interventional pain management services (“Provider”) will pay $85,000 and enter into a Corrective Action Plan (“CAP”) to settle potential... READ MORE
Tags: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, HIPAA Violation, Right of Access Initiative
[12/03/19]
Posted on December 3, 2019 in Health Information Technology
Published by: Hall Render
On November 27, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that an Affiliated Covered Entity made up of 10 hospital covered entities (“ACE Organization”) will pay a penalty of $2.175 million and enter into a two-year Corrective Action Plan (“CAP”) to settle potential violations of the Health... READ MORE
Tags: ACE, affiliated covered entity, Breach Notification Rule, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, PHI, Privacy Rule
[11/07/19]
Posted on November 7, 2019 in Health Information Technology
Published by: Hall Render
On November 5, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that a New York Medical Center (“Medical Center”) will settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) by paying a civil penalty of $3 million and entering into a Corrective Action... READ MORE
Tags: electronic protected health information, Encrypt, ePHI, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, HIPAA Security Rule, PHI
[10/25/19]
Posted on October 25, 2019 in Health Information Technology
Published by: Hall Render
On October 23, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a civil monetary penalty (“CMP”) of $2,154,000 against a nonprofit academic health system (“Health System”) for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). The Notice of Proposed Determination and the Notice of... READ MORE
Tags: Breach Notification Rule, electronic PHI, ePHI, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, PHI
[10/04/19]
Posted on October 4, 2019 in Compliance, Health Information Technology
Published by: Hall Render
On October 2, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that a Texas dental practice (“Practice”) will settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) by paying a civil penalty of $10,000 and adopting a corrective action plan. A patient of... READ MORE
Tags: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, Protected Health Information, Social Media
[09/13/19]
Posted on September 13, 2019 in Health Information Technology, Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
Recently, there has been increased indication that patients, attorneys and the government are fed up with the fees that are being charged by providers when patients request access to or copies of their medical records. Providers who do not understand the type of request being made and the applicable fee rules that apply under... READ MORE
Tags: Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, HITECH, Medical Record Access Fees, OCR, Office for Civil Rights
[09/10/19]
Posted on September 10, 2019 in Health Information Technology
Published by: Hall Render
Citing its “Right of Access Initiative,” on September 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that a hospital in Florida (the “Hospital”) will settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) by paying a civil penalty of $85,000 and adopting a corrective... READ MORE
Tags: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, hhs, HIPAA, OCR, Patient Records