Posted on May 3, 2017 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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In the first known case involving a wireless provider, a cardiology service provider agreed to pay a $2.5 million settlement based on the impermissible disclosure of unsecured electronic protected health information (ePHI). The company provides remote mobile monitoring of and rapid response to patients at risk for cardiac arrhythmias. The company disclosed to the Office […]
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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We can learn some valuable lessons about compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) from settlements that are announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). These settlements give us guidance of issues OCR considered important as well as their interpretation of various […]