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Determining how HIPAA is enforced can depend upon how the term enforcement is viewed and interpreted.October 1
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Bayfront Health St. Petersburg in Florida is the first health organization to feel the sting of a new federal enforcement policy.September 13
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The HHS Office for Civil Rights has issued a fact sheet listing all situations for which a healthcare business associate can be held liable for not following the rules.June 7
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The latest substantial HIPAA action against an EHR vendor underscores the need to make sure the process is consistent and effective.May 24
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In May 2015, Medical Informatics Engineering, a vendor operating a health information exchange, discovered suspicious activity involving one of its servers.May 23
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A recent ransomware attack against American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, which operates senior living communities in five states, has put residents’ data at risk.May 8
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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is fining Touchstone Medical Imaging $3 million and demanding a corrective action plan after a breach that affected data of 300,000 patients.May 6
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Riverplace Consulting Center, Anoka, Minn., is notifying 11,639 patients and the HHS Office for Civil Rights after finding malware in its information systems.April 22
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Much of the nation’s healthcare stakeholders aren’t doing enough to take cybersecurity measures necessary to mitigate cyber threats.March 19
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With most issues resolved out of the public eye, there’s a sense that the lack of overt public action means organizations aren’t being held to account.January 23
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