HIPAA Violations Cost UMass $650K

HIPAA Violations Cost UMass $650K

The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) has agreed to a $650,000 settlement with The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) . The settlement resolves HIPAA breaches that contributed to the university suffering a malware...
Penalties for HIPAA Violations Explained

Penalties for HIPAA Violations Explained

The Privacy and Security Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) place a number of requirements on healthcare organizations and other covered entities, such as stipulating allowable uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information...