HIPAA
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Sexual Assault Victim Sues the Hospital that Treated Her
The plaintiff claims that an employee at the hospital gave the person who assaulted her personal information about her, and...
Finance
Lower-Tier HIPAA Violations to Enjoy Smaller Annual Caps on Penalties
Under the Obama administration, HHS had adopted a $1.5 million cap per calendar year for all violations of an identical...
Clinical Care
New Rules Will Ease Patients' Access To Electronic Medical Records, Senate Panel Says
The rules proposed by HHS take aim at data blocking, in which tech companies or health systems limit the sharing...
Innovation
Slack Adds HIPAA Certification, May Be Eyeing Healthcare Sector
Recent moves by the less-than-6-year-old messaging app suggest it may be looking to work with healthcare providers and sensitive patient...
Clinical Care
3 Tips to Protect Your Hospital With Clear-Cut Social Media Policies
An attorney suggests unambiguous rules for employees as the best practice to proactively defend your organization's reputation.
HHS Asks Whether, How HIPAA Privacy Rule Should Change
The rule lets providers use and disclose the minimum amount of personal health information needed to treat patients, receive payment,...
Atrium Health Vendor Hacked, 2.65M Records Exposed
AccuDoc Solutions was 'the victim of a cyber incident' this fall involving Atrium patient billing information. The data was accessed...
TV Interview Costs Connecticut Physicians $125K for HIPAA Infractions
A Hartford physician allegedly ignored the advice of a colleague and spoke to a TV reporter in a dispute with...
Anthem to Pay Biggest HIPAA Settlement in History
The $16 million settlement stems from a series of attacks in 2014 and 2015 that potentially exposed the electronic health...
Aetna, Humana Resolve Disputes With New Jersey, Texas Authorities
Aetna will pay New Jersey $365,000 to settle two separate patient confidentiality breaches, and Humana will pay Texas $700,000 for...
Clinical Care
Secret Shoppers Seeking Patient Records From Top Hospitals Find Uneven Results
Top hospitals vary in their HIPAA-mandated responses to patient records requests, and researchers suggest it may be time for the...
Strategy
Boston Hospitals Pay $1M in HIPAA Settlements Over TV Series Filming
The circumstances in which a provider may lawfully disclose a patient's protected health information to the media without the patient's...