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Hospitals HIPAA Security Rule Enforcement Actions

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Employees’ Misdeeds, Lack of Risk Analysis Cost NY Hospital $4.75M; OCR Issues Warning

Although the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) described its recent $4.75 million agreement with a Bronx, New York, hospital as settling a “malicious insider cybersecurity investigation,” the agency considered a total of 11...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Does the Fifth Circuit’s Vacating of HHS HIPAA Fines Mean for Companies This Year?

Will HHS’ approach for imposing penalties in the aftermath of a data breach become a little clearer in 2021? This is a distinct possibility in the wake of a Fifth Circuit decision vacating penalties against MD Anderson Cancer...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: HIPAA: Do Hospitals Need a Business Associate Agreement with their Health System Parent Corporation?

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In this week’s episode, Rebecca Schaefer and Hannah Maroney discuss a string of recent HIPAA enforcement actions which demonstrate that the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the agency tasked with enforcing HIPAA, is...more

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