By Frank Zamani – A physician needed to share large imaging files with a specialist. The hospital’s file transfer system was too slow, so she used Dropbox instead. Three months later, a compliance audit revealed PHI for 2,400 patients had been stored on an unauthorized platform, no encryption, no access controls, no business associate agreement. The potential HIPAA penalties: up to $1.7 million.
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By Art Gross – In Carroll County, Georgia, there was a vehicle accident of an unusual kind recently. It resulted in the Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights slapping a $65,000 fine on West Georgia Ambulance when they were found to have multiple violations of HIPAA rules.
By D’Arcy Gue – A HIPAA-related bomb hit the healthcare industry this summer. The Office of Civil Rights slapped a landmark penalty on a business associate to the tune of $650,000. This was the first ever penalty on a business associate.
Small Thumb Drive Brings Large HIPAA Penalty By Mike Semel Blog: 4Medapproved.com/HITSecurity Twitter: @SemelConsulting My late uncle would not understand the latest HIPAA penalty for…
400,000 reasons to check your network security. Mike Semel Semel Consulting Want to avoid a HIPAA penalty? Do you know… what a firewall is? the…
The following guest post is provided by Alex Zaltsman, CEO of Experior Data Security and Encryption According to HealthLeaders Media, “As for enforcement, Congress promised in…
The passing of the HITECH Act of 2009 mandated additional guidelines for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). On August 24, 2009 the Department of…