Tag: DHHS
OCR Issues Audit Report on Health Care Industry Compliance with the...
December 17, 2020
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its 2016-2017 HIPAA Audits Industry...
OCR Settles Twelfth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative via...
November 19, 2020
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces its twelfth settlement of an...
Aetna Pays $1,000,000 to Settle Three HIPAA Breaches via DHHS OCR...
Aetna Life Insurance Company and the affiliated covered entity (Aetna) has agreed to pay $1,000,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the...
Orthopedic Clinic Pays $1.5 Million to Settle Systemic Noncompliance with HIPAA...
Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA ("Athens Orthopedic") has agreed to pay $1,500,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health...
Waiver or Modification of Requirements Under Section 1135 of the Social...
August 27, 2020
Waiver or Modification of Requirements Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act in Louisiana and Texas as the Result of Hurricane...
OCR Imposes a $1.6 Million Civil Money Penalty against Texas Health...
Nov 7, 2019
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has imposed a $1,600,000 civil money...
Failure to encrypt mobile devices results in $3 million HIPAA settlement
A US health system is forced to settle as a result of not encrypting mobile phones. Check out the source or the report...
Tropical Storm Barry: Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During...
Severe disasters – such as Tropical Storm Barry – impose additional challenges on health care providers. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar...