tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2021 Issue Q4

HIPAA: Feds Hike CMPs for 2022

Increase was effective Nov. 15. As practice costs continue to rise due to inflation, you may want to add another line item to your budget — because civil monetary penalty (CMP) amounts for HIPAA breaches just went up. Update: On Nov. 15, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule in the Federal Register, which adjusts amounts under HIPAA’s four-tiered penalty structure. The rule aligns with provisions previously outlined in a Sept. 6, 2016 interim final rule and also offers the mandated annual update of the amounts as codified in the Federal Civil Penalties...

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