tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2019 Issue 10

HIPAA: Feds Substantially Reduce HIPAA CMP Annual Limits

Tip: Don’t overlook your risk factors. In 2018, the feds set records with their HIPAA enforcement numbers. So, it was quite a shocker when new Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) guidance came down the pike late last month. In an about-face turnaround, the feds announced that they were drastically reducing penalty caps for HIPAA violations — active immediately. Background: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the “Notification of Enforcement Discretion Regarding HIPAA Civil Money Penalties” in the Federal Register on April 30. Acting on HITECH Act provisions, HHS determined that current CMP caps for HIPAA...

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