by HIPAAgps | Jan 12, 2017 | HIPAA News
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced a settlement for $475,000 resulting from a lack of a timely breach notification. The OCR press release from January 9 outlines the details on a new settlement with Presence Health in Illinois. The OCR found that...
by HIPAAgps | Dec 29, 2016 | HIPAA News
A breach at Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW) highlights how some breaches may never actually be reported or may remain hidden until a more dangerous breach occurs. A press release dated December 21, 2016 from Community Health Plan of Washington provided...
by HIPAAgps | Jun 23, 2016 | HIPAA News
According to a recent IBM and Ponemon Institute study, the average cost per stolen data record in the health care industry is more than twice the cost for breaches in any other industry. Results reported by the IBM and Ponemon Institute study indicate that the costs...
by HIPAAgps | May 12, 2016 | HIPAA News
In a recent Bookings Institution paper, published by Niam Yaraghi, researchers found that in spite of government efforts, privacy breaches, specifically electronic breaches, are on the rise in all health care practices. When detailing their findings, Yaraghi wrote: “…...
by HIPAAgps | Apr 4, 2016 | HIPAA News
Three breaches reported: Wal-mart Pharmacy in Arkansas, Premier Healthcare in Indiana, and City of Hope in California. While the beginning of March saw fewer large-scale breaches than February and January, three substantial breaches occurred costing health care...
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