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We’ll Take the Fine: OCR’s ‘Unwarranted,’ Costly Demands Prompted Hospital’s $538K Payment
The saga that led Children’s Hospital Colorado to accept a fine of more than $500,000 imposed by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began on ...
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Changes Proposed by HHS to Strengthen HIPAA Security Rule
On January 6, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking ...
Federal Trade Commission’s Updates to the Health Breach Notification Rule Now In Effect
Over the past decade, there has been an immense increase in the popularity of health applications and connected health devices as more and more of consumers’ health information is shared online.
US health system notifies 882,000 patients of August 2023 breach
Hospital Sisters Health System notified over 882,000 patients that an August 2023 cyberattack led to a data breach that ...