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settlement

HIPAA settlement demonstrates importance of implementing safeguards for ePHI: Corrective action / RA

Resolution Jan 2017

Penalty

Corrective action / RA

Action type

Settlement

Entity profile

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Case number

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What went wrong

HIPAA settlement demonstrates importance of implementing safeguards for ePHI

Timeline

  • ResolutionJan 2017
  • 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.

Related actions

Ending Anti-Semitism on College Campuses

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Keeping Food Ingredients Safe

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Press Releases

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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.