As of Oct 2020, there are 13 Healthcare HIPAA Violations resulting in millions of dollars in fines.These HIPAA breaches were all preventable.
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Lifespan Health System, a non-profit health system based in Rhode Island, has agreed to pay $1,040,000 to OCR in HIPAA Fines
Read more →Agape Health Services, has agreed to pay $25,000 to OCR in HIPAA fines for failure to implement multiple HIPAA security rules.
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Read more →The practice of Steven A. Porter, M.D., has agreed to pay $100,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle a potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and
Read more →In an agreement with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sentara Hospitals (Sentara) have agreed to take corrective actions and pay $2.175 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Breach
Read more →The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has imposed a $1,600,000 civil money penalty against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TX HHSC), for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy
Read more →The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has agreed to pay $3 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and take substantial corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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