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Don’t Forget! HIPAA Breaches Affecting Fewer Than 500 Must Be Reported to OCR by March 1, 2017

[02/21/17]

Posted on February 21, 2017 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

Under the Breach Notification Rule, HIPAA covered entities are required to submit reports of certain breaches of unsecured protected health information (“PHI”) affecting fewer than 500 individuals to the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) on an annual basis. Covered entities must submit their breaches electronically through OCR’s breach notification web page, which can be... READ MORE

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