One, Two HIPAA Penalty Punch from HHS and OCR Just as gasps from the 4.3 million dollar penalty OCR assessed against Cignet Health of Maryland started to subside, OCR delivers a whopping 1 million dollar penalty to another hospital — this time to the The General Hospital Corporation and...
4.3 Million Penalty Assessed Under HITECH for HIPAA violations One might say that it looks like HHS and OCR are making up for all those years people have said there has been a lack of enforcement of HIPAA — 4.3 million dollars worth of “making up for lost time” in just one shot…. HHS...
The Spirit of Holiday Giving, er, Penalties… The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will be collecting a whopping $667,000 in administrative fines and penalties from six hospitals charged with privacy violations. The CDPH imposed penalties ranging from $5,000 to $250,000 on...
HHS Thinks Rite Aid Disposal Policies Are “In the Dumps” Prepared by Krystyna Nowik. In a recent settlement agreement, Rite Aid Corporation and its affiliated entities have agreed to shell out $1 million in order to settle potential HIPAA violations. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR)...