by HIPAAgps | Oct 18, 2018 | HIPAA News
The insurer Aetna is still rebounding after the impermissible disclosure of members’ Protected Health Information (PHI) that resulted in a class action lawsuit. Since the start of the lawsuit, Aetna has paid $17 million in addition to settlements with the Attorney...
by Sheena.sampsel | Oct 15, 2018 | HIPAA News
Anthem, Inc. has agreed to pay $16 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and has accepted a corrective action after a series of cyberattacks led to the largest U.S. health data breach in history and exposed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of...
by HIPAAgps | May 25, 2017 | HIPAA News
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center Inc. paid the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) nearly $400,000 in a recent HIPAA settlement after an employee improperly disclosed the HIV status and other restricted protected health information to the patient’s...
by HIPAAgps | Apr 27, 2017 | HIPAA News
The Center for Children’s Digestive Health (CCDH) agreed to a settlement worth $31,000 after the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) discovered there was no business associate agreement before 2015. A press release from the OCR dated April 20 outlines a new HIPAA settlement...
by HIPAAgps | Apr 13, 2017 | HIPAA News
A recent breach settlement from Metro Community Provider Network highlights why the use of HIPAA compliance tools is so important in protecting against breaches. An Office for Civil Rights (OCR) press release dated April 12 details the breach settlement from Metro...
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