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Failure to Properly Assess Breach Risk Results in $2.175 Million Fine to Affiliated Covered Entity

[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

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