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Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

OCR Enforcement Activity: Trends and Insights From a Limited Sample

Arecent report put the odds of an asteroid hitting the earth in December 2032 at 3.1%—which is 3,100 times more likely than an organization resolving an enforcement action with the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

With Nod to OCR, Indiana Inks $350K Deal With Dental Firm Following Hack

Recent federal enforcement actions have brought home the lesson that there’s really no acceptable reason for denying a patient timely access to medical records. Last year, for example, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR)...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 8. Privacy Briefs: August 2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 8 (August, 2022) - The Department of Justice (DOJ) seized around $500,000 in Bitcoin ransom paid by two health care organizations in Kansas and Colorado to North Korean ransomware actors...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 6. Privacy Briefs: June 2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 6 (June, 2022) - A report from the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) found that in early 2022, ransomware groups increasingly turned to legitimate software during...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 21, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2021

Report on Patient Privacy 18, no. 1 (January 2021) - The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled its 13th enforcement action in its Right of Access Initiative, first announced in 2019 to support individuals’ rights to...more

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4 Ways to Protect ePHI Beyond HIPAA Compliance

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Given the choice between credit card data and digital health records, cybercriminals prefer the latter. A stolen credit card can be canceled. Electronic protected health information (ePHI) with its treasure-trove of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Big Breaches, Down in First Half of 2020, Show Role of BAs; Increase May Be Coming

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 7 (July 2020) - During the first six months of this year, 228 breaches affecting 500 or more individuals were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and of the top 20, five...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Compliance: Top Takeaways from Foley and PYA’s Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” Event

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For the second year in a row, Foley & Lardner LLP and PYA hosted a compliance master class on various health-related compliance issues. “Let’s Talk Compliance” is an annual one-day event featuring a panel of presenters that...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

A New Decade of HIPAA – What Can We Expect?

As the decade winds down, it’s hard to believe that the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules are almost twenty years old. It has been ten years since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Significant Increase in Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Industry – OCR Offers Guidance

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Recent months have seen a wave of ransomware attacks in the US healthcare industry, many involving a sophisticated strain of malware called Ryuk. To protect themselves, healthcare providers should review OCR’s recent guidance...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 19, Number 11. Privacy Briefs: November 2019

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 19, Number 11. (November 2019) ? The biggest threat to protected health information comes from carelessness within your organization, according to a brief from the Clearwater...more

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