November 19, 2019
When it comes to electronic protected health information (ePHI), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is not in the business of providing covered entities with unlimited chances. OCR recently announced two enforcement [...]
May 28, 2019
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently reinterpreted the HIPAA penalty structure to reduce the maximum annual penalty amounts: When a covered entity does not know about the violation Reduced annual amount [...]
February 5, 2019
For the first time in eight years, covered entities (including health centers) have an opportunity to provide input on modifying HIPAA and should seize this opportunity to include their point of view [...]
January 26, 2018
Each year, health centers ask whether they really are required to report small breaches (those affecting fewer than 500 individuals) to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for the Department of Health [...]
November 9, 2016
If you have been overwhelmed by the number of HIPAA settlement announcements recently, you are not alone. Over the past sixteen months, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced seventeen HIPAA [...]
October 23, 2016
Late last month the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $400,000 HIPAA settlement for a breach of protected health information (PHI) of more [...]
September 27, 2016
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that its Regional Offices will increase investigations into HIPAA breaches that affect fewer than 500 individuals. [...]
July 31, 2014
FTLF Associate Laura Hoffman recently spoke at the Mississippi Primary Health Care Association’s 27th Annual Conference on privacy and security matters related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA has [...]