settlement
Idaho State University Settles HIPAA Security Case for $400,000: $400,000
Resolution May 2013
Penalty
$400,000
Action type
Settlement
Entity profile
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Case number
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What went wrong
Idaho State University Settles HIPAA Security Case for $400,000
Timeline
- ResolutionMay 2013
- Incident and investigation milestones are not consistently published by OCR in machine-readable form.
Key takeaways for your organization
- Align policies, procedures, and evidence with the specific CFR provisions cited in OCR resolutions affecting your entity type.
- Run tabletop exercises for breach response, OCR inquiry handling, and privilege-preserving communications with counsel.
- Revisit business associate inventory and downstream vendor security assurances after major enforcement themes in your sector.
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$4,300,000
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$387
Allergy Practice pays $125,000 to settle doctor's disclosure of patient information to a reporter
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$125,000
Source
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services release
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. medcomply.ai aggregates public materials for educational use, not legal advice.