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1. Healthcare Service Provider to Pay $60 Million to Settle Medicare and Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations - A major U.S. hospital service provider, TeamHealth Holdings, as successor in interest to IPC Healthcare Inc., f/k/a IPC The Hospitalists Inc. (IPC), has agreed to resolve allegations

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)

The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) is the latest healthcare organization to agree to a settlement and resolution agreement related to potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security regulations. UMass has agreed to pay a fine of $650,000 and to abide by a two-year corrective...

I’ll admit, I’m a little biased when clients ask if they should outsource their risk analysis. Afterall, I'm a HIPAA consultant and expert with a practice that focuses on risk assessment and penetration testing. I make my living conducting risk analysis.

Back in 2012, the Office of Civil Rights implemented a HIPAA Audit pilot program mandated by HITECH, the legislation that also created the Meaningful Use Program.

60% of practices and businesses that declare a major breach file for bankruptcy within 6 months. -Larry Ponemon Institute, FBI Cybersecurity Bureau, 2016.

Welcome back to our HIPAA Q&A series, where you can get answers to your most pertinent HIPAA questions.