As originally posted in Mintz Levin’s Health Law & Policy Matters blog Written by: Stephanie D. WillisThe Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached its first settlement for a breach involving data regarding less than 500 individuals. Under the December 2012 settlement, the Hospice of North Idaho (HONI) will pay OCR a $50,000 penalty to resolve allegations that… Continue Reading
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OCR Shares Preliminary HITECH Audit Results; What’s Next??
Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Privacy RegulationWritten by Dianne J. Bourque Last week at the OCR/NIST conference, Building Assurance through HIPAA Security, Linda Sanches of the Office for Civil Rights provided an extensive update on the pilot HITECH audit program, including preliminary findings, what regulated entities can expect next and suggestions for covered entities concerned about being audited. Mintz Levin attended… Continue Reading
