It’s important for facilities to watch out for HIPAA violations other than security breaches that could also lead to penalties — something this facility didn’t realize until too late.
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What the largest HIPAA settlement yet will mean for your facility
The feds are continuing down the warpath against healthcare facilities with shoddy online security and health information protection — and the stakes keep getting higher.
Children’s hospital system pays $1.5M to settle double-billing lawsuit
Double billing for radiology services has proved costly for one Texas children’s hospital system – to the tune of $1.5 million.
First HIPAA fine for breach of less than 500 records announced
An Idaho hospice has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle alleged HIPAA violations in the first HIPAA fine for a breach involving fewer than 500 patient records.
Stolen laptop leads to $1.5 million HIPAA fine
Several healthcare providers have recently been hit by data breaches after the theft of a laptop or other computing device. Now a similar case has led to a huge financial penalty for one hospital.
Alaska DHSS fined $1.7 million after data breach
The second largest settlement for HIPAA violations so far has some lessons for healthcare organizations.
Practice fined $100,000 for posting appointments online
Healthcare organizations are required to protect a lot of sensitive information. That doesn’t just mean medical records — hospitals and doctors’ offices hold a lot of other data that contains protected health information.
Hard drive theft leads to $1.5 million fine for privacy violations
The first enforcement action involving the HITECH Act’s data breach notification rule has lead to a big settlement to be paid by an insurance company.
Doc’s mistake explodes patient’s eye
We can all agree: Routine cataract surgery shouldn’t begin with an eye being burst from within. The cost in this case: $925k and a patient’s vision.
Yet another hospital pays to settle patient dumping allegations
A Los Angeles-area hospital is paying $125k to settle allegations that it dumped a patient at a homeless shelter.
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