Safeguarding your medical practice from HIPAA violationsYou may know about HIPAA, but what are you doing about it? Here's some insight and three key strategies to protect your practice from a violation.Lyn TrifflettiMedical economics
What are the risks of failed HIPAA compliance? If you fail to maintain HIPAA compliance, you could be facing a range of costly penalties. Civil Penalties The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rightsenforces HIPAA compliance by issuing civil penalties for HIPAA violations....
Fines for HIPAA violations, for example, can range from thousands to millions of dollars, depending on the severity of the breach. Similarly, failing to meet OSHA standards can result in hefty penalties and even shutdowns. Beyond financial costs, legal violations can damage a healthcare business...
HIPAA violations, for example, can range from thousands to millions of dollars, depending on the severity of the breach. Similarly, failing to meet OSHA standards can result in hefty penalties and even shutdowns. Beyond financial costs, legal violations can damage a healthcare business’s ...
How is HIPAA enforced? In the United States, enforcement of laws and regulations is mainly complaint driven. In this context, despite common perception, HIPAA is not enforceable on an individual basis, and a person cannot sue you “under HIPAA” or for “HIPAA violations.” However, the path...
IV. HIPAA.Our privacy practices are intended to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended from time to time, and all health privacy and security regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, “HIPAA“). We will maintain the privacy and security of ...
“). In such event, we will maintain the privacy of your Personal Information as required by HIPAA and by any Business Associate Agreement we might have with your healthcare provider. We encourage you to review your healthcare provider’s Notice of Privacy Practices, which describes how your ...
Violations of patient confidentiality were reported by 13% (6/46). Student use of profanity (52%; 22/42), frankly discriminatory language (48%; 19/40), depiction of intoxication (39%; 17/44), and sexually suggestive material (38%; 16/42) were commonly reported. Of 45 schools that ...
Consumer protection, including cases involving deceptive trade practices and false advertising. We take a particular interest in false labeling for vitamins and supplements, as well as violations of Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA and other federal laws. ...
We usually think of HIPAA violations as being caused by hackers outside the organization who deliberately use phishing email, pop-up ads, fraudulent Wi-Fi networks and other methods to trick users into providing... Learn More Learn More Health care incurs highest data breach costs – for the...