The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is the enforcing body of HIPAA. The OCR conducts investigations into potential HIPAA violations, issuing judgments that can result in settlements.
A New York biomedical research institute will pay $3.9 million to settle potential HIPAA violations, making this one of the largest fines ever levied in the [...]
OCR Investigates North Memorial Health System of Minnesota and Feinstein Institute for Medical Research for Missing Laptop, Discovers Rampant Privacy and Security Violations for a combined $5.55 [...]
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released two reports last week urging the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to [...]
Although some 3.5 million was collected from 2012 HIPAA fines, and OCR expects that to rise to 5.5 million in 2014 and 6.5 in 2015, OCR is requesting additional funds [...]
Another large HIPAA fine has been issued by the HHS due to an OCR investigation that took place over the theft of an unencrypted laptop. Massachusetts Eye and Ear was [...]
Senior Advisor, Health Information Privacy at DHHS Linda Sanches released the summary of the 2012 HIPAA Privacy and Security Audits that yield some very informative and helpful information. The [...]
Everyone is in play when it comes to OCR and HHS for compliance. I have heard everything from we are not important enough to "they will never reach us." [...]
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