Under legislation passed by Congress this weekend that awaits President Donald Trump’s signature, HIPAA enforcers, when considering financial penalties for compliance violations, would need to ...

The HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules 1 apply to healthcare providers who engage in certain electronic transactions, healthcare clearinghouses ...

Four healthcare entities will pay $1.7 million in HIPAA fines after federal investigators found they failed to conduct proper security risk analyses, leaving patient data vulnerable to ransomware ...

Providence Medical Institute, a Southern California-based physician services division of the seven-state Providence health system, will pay a $240,000 civil monetary penalty to settle potential HIPAA ...

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Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic of North Carolina has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle charges that it might have violated the HIPAA Privacy Rule by disclosing protected ...

Federal regulators have slapped the Rhode Island-based health system Lifespan with a $1 million settlement tied to a 2017 data breach involving the theft of an unencrypted laptop that potentially ...

HIPAA violations don't always come from malicious attacks or headline-making data breaches. More often, they stem from everyday mistakes, like misdirected emails and vendors that aren't as secure as ...

A company that runs five nursing homes in Delaware recently agreed to pay a $182,000 fine to settle an investigation for alleged HIPAA violations. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ ...

Through proactive monitoring and managed compliance services, Global IT helps hospitals stay audit-ready and safeguard patient information in real time. California’s healthcare landscape evolves as ...