Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a joint letter (“Joint Letter”) (https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/FTC-OCR-Letter-Third-Party-Trackers-07-20-2023.pdf)
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If you are a covered entity who experienced a breach of unsecured protected health information affecting fewer than 500 individuals , you must notify the Office of Human Rights of
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Equifax Breach Checker – Curiosity May Have a Cost (But it’s Refundable)
Individuals who have received notice of a HIPAA breach are often offered free credit monitoring services for some period of time, particularly if the protected health information involved included social
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Ten Tips for Actions by a Covered Entity after a HIPAA Breach by a Business Associate
This blog recently discussed tips for a covered entity (CE) in dealing with a HIPAA business associate (BA). Now, even though you have adopted all of the tips and
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6 Takeaways from Memorial Hermann HIPAA Settlement: Press Releases Lead to $2.4 Million Payout
Post Contributed by Matthew J. Redding.
On April 26, 2017, Memorial Hermann Health System (“MHHS”) agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) $2.4 million
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Small HIPAA Breaches, Big HIPAA Headaches
What you might have thought was not a big breach (or a big deal in terms of HIPAA compliance), might end up being a big headache for covered entities and
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MINNESOTA BLUES GET HEALTH RECORDS SNOOPING BLUES
A registered nurse employed by Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield (BC/BS) with a history of drug offenses allegedly accessed a prescription drug database 249 times without a legitimate purpose, according
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Welcome to “Fraud Fridays”
This post, written by my colleague Elizabeth Hampton, originally appeared on Garden State Gavel, a new blog focusing on
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The Parade of Major Reported PHI Breaches Surges to 885 – Theft and Loss Dominate the Numbers
The number of large breaches of Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA that have been reported on the so-called “Wall of Shame” (the HHS List) maintained by the U.S. Department
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HHS Enforces Against County Government in Washington State
Last week’s Resolution Agreement between the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) and a small county in Washington State marks the first time HHS
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