Judge Upholds HIPAA Fines for Texas Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) will have to pay more than $4.3 million in HIPAA fines because of three separate data breaches that occurred in 2012 and 2013. The recent press release from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) stated that a...

Consequences of Willful Insider Breaches

There are pretty stiff consequences for employees who use their access to protected health information for illegal means. From ransomware to hackers, there is a lot of talk about breaches from the outside, but what about breaches from the inside?  Especially breaches...

HIPAA Fine Still in Effect After Business Closes

The OCR still enforced a HIPAA penalty for a breach that occurred in 2015, even after the business closed in 2016. FileFax, Inc. closed its doors in 2016 when a court appointed a receiver to liquidate its assets for distribution to creditors.  Additionally, this...