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OCR Announces $800,000 HIPAA Settlement with Florida Health System

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced another settlement for alleged violations of HIPAA. OCR investigated BayCare Health System, which serves central Florida, after a...more

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The Office for Civil Rights Recently Settled Two Ransomware Related Investigations

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently settled two ransomware cases with covered entities. These cases signal the government's growing concern with health care...more

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HHS OCR Issues Its Most Recent HIPAA Annual Report and a Second Ransomware Settlement

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On February 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued two reports to Congress as required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

HIPAA on the Horizon in the New Year: Important Lessons from an Active 2023 and Regulatory Initiatives to Watch for in 2024

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2023 marked 20 years since the first compliance deadline under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (“HIPAA”) privacy rule. Despite the two decades of experience with HIPAA, compliance continues to remain...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

BA Depicted by OCR as Example of Ransomware Dangers Recovered Quickly, Didn’t Expect Fine

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Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 11 (November, 2023) Tim DiBona clearly remembers Christmas Eve 2018 when the staff of his small firm—Doctors’ Management Service (DMS)—arrived at their West Bridgewater, Mass., office to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

A Midsummer’s Review – Cybersecurity Is the Word: HIPAA Enforcement and Guidance Trends

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Summer is in full swing, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) is doing anything but taking a vacation from HIPAA. In May and June, OCR issued five resolution agreements...more

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HHS OCR Settles with iHealth Solutions Over Alleged HIPAA Violations

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On June 28, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement (resolution agreement and corrective action plan) with iHealth Solutions (also known as Advantum Health)...more

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