tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 25

Patient Privacy: This is the Single Biggest Source of HIPAA Breaches

Hint: Most breaches are due to passive errors, not deliberate disclosures. Based on evidence from recent HIPAA investigations, it’s not what you’re doing that will likely subject you to a breach enforcement—it’s what you’re not doing that could land you in hot water. That was the word from Jim Sheldon-Dean, director of compliance services with Lewis Creek Systems, LLC, during the June 30 Audioeducator.com webinar “HIPAA Audits in 2015—Being Prepared and Avoiding Penalties.” The single biggest source of HIPAA breaches for both small and big breaches was theft, he said...

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