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When you think of all the reasons business associates and HIPAA-covered entities have entered into settlements and agreements

1. Contractor physicians’ Group Shares PHI with Vendor Without a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) -

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Let’s face it, most passwords are not secure and that’s a huge problem when it comes to HIPAA. The HIPAA Security rules require covered entities and business associates to provide a “unique identifier” of all users in its information systems.

HIPAA is:

• A Law that governs a person’s ability to qualify immediately for health coverage when they change employment (dependent on employer’s program)

1. 10 largest HIPAA settlement fines - “HHS' Office for Civil Rights is becoming more aggressive in enforcing HIPAA regulations. In the first seven months of 2016 alone, HHS recorded close to $15 million in settlement payments.

According to OCR, Care New England Health System (CNE) has common ownership or control of over 8 covered entity hospitals or clinics in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

As we’ve talked about recently, when it comes to compliance violations, incorrectly managing Business Associates is often the culprit behind larger compliance violations. Like the recent settlement where OHSU was nailed for 2.7 Million Dollars.