tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2023 Issue Q1
Compliance: Don’t Shirk on HIPAA Security Rule Requirements
Recent case shows that cybersecurity fails may lead to major penalties. As data security incidents ratchet up and ransomware warnings abound, you may want to beef up your HIPAA compliance — or pay the price. Context: Last month, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a massive settlement with Phoenix-based nonprofit Banner Health Affiliated Covered Entities, after the healthcare nonprofit failed to resolve longstanding HIPAA Security Rule issues for a 2016 cyberattack. The hacking incident impacted the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of more than 2.81 million individuals with a cornucopia of patient data usurped from the...
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