“Aetna’s failure to follow the HIPAA Rules resulted in three breaches in a six-month period, leading to this million-dollar settlement,” said Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Director Roger Severino.
HIPAA Fines
11/182020
02/212019
We all have received at least one call or message telling us that our system has been compromised, our software license is about to expire, IRS agents are looking for you and now is about DEA licenses.
In one particular case, con artists sent physicians a phony questionnaire asking for vital, confidential information, including their DEA numbers, social security number, and credit card data. The questionnaire had a cover letter/message claiming that it was updating the physician profile in the State’s Division of Consumer Affairs and that after the profile was updated the physician would have been able to order…
07/302017
There have been some discussions as it regards the HIPAA Security Risks Assessments (SRA) and the requirement to perform one. Some rumors claim that SRA’s are no longer required as they were part of Meaningful Use and this program has been terminated. Other rumors claim that SRAs are only for Medicare Providers and that the same do not apply to those that do not treat the Medicare population. Our intent with this article is to get the record straight.
Conducting a HIPAA Security Risk Assessments (SRA) is a legal requirement that is not going anywhere. There have been some changes…