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Health System Settles for $1.5 Million for Failing To Implement Business Associate Agreement

By William Maruca on March 18, 2016

Matthew Redding contributed to this post.

It’s a familiar story: a HIPAA breach triggers an investigation which reveals systemic flaws in HIPAA compliance, resulting in a seven-figure settlement.  A stolen…
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Oncology Group Fined $750,000 Over Stolen Backup Media, Lax Compliance Efforts

By William Maruca on September 3, 2015

Cancer Care Group, P.C., a 13-physician radiation oncology practice in Indiana (group), has agreed to pay $750,000 and implement a comprehensive corrective action plan in a settlement resulting from the…
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Unencrypted Laptops Prove Costly

By William Maruca on April 24, 2014

Is the PHI on all your mobile devices encrypted?  If not, here’s another two million reasons to make encryption your top priority. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the…
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OCR Announces First “Under 500” Breach Settlement

By William Maruca on January 4, 2013

The first breach settlement announcement of the new year breaks new ground – a $50,000 fine based on theft of a laptop containing 441 patients’ unencrypted data. It’s the first settlement of …

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