Failure by British Companies to comply with the General Data Protection Rule will bring substantial monetary penalties of up to 4% of global annual turnover, or £20million, whichever is greater. These sanctions will apply to […]
Iliana Peters, Office for Civil Rights Senior Advisor for HIPAA Compliance and Enforcement, has given an update on OCR’s enforcement activities in a recent Health Care Compliance Association ‘Compliance Perspectives’ podcast. OCR reviews all data […]
The Trump administration has revealed its 2018 fiscal budget with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) both facing […]
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center Inc., has paid OCR $387,200 to resolve potential HIPAA violations identified during an OCR investigation of a complaint about a disclosure of PHI without permission. In September 2014, OCR was informed […]
Following the recent WannaCry ransomware attacks, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) was particularly active. OCR sent out warnings, updates, and threat information related to WannaCry ransomware. OCR also […]
A $2.4y m settlement has been agreed by Memorial Hermann Health System with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to settle potential HIPAA Privacy Rule violations The settlement arises […]
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