Behavioral healthcare provider, Circles of Care, Inc recently experienced a data breach, according to JD Supra. Circles of Care provides mental health services, including drug and alcohol abuse services, and operates in ten locations across the state of Florida.
It is becoming common for patients that need to monitor their condition to do so via the Internet. This push is being led by diabetes patients. About 37 million Americans are living with diabetes. Devices such as insulin pumps require 24/7 monitoring and are now being connected via Bluetooth to smartphones.
The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules are getting major changes made to them according to HIPAA Journal. As the world becomes more reliant on tech, new regulations need to be implemented to make sure patients’ online data is secure and able to be accessed.
Pixel technology has been used in some controversial ways recently. A recent medical data breach affected 3 million patients at 26 hospitals in the Chicago area. Third parties such as Meta and Google are getting access to patients’ data. This creates regulatory violations and data privacy suits.
There are many ways HIPAA can be violated. Kaiser Permanente recently had an employee unlawfully access patient’s data. Breaches like this need to be dealt with swiftly. A patient wants to trust their provider with their personal information.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces the resolution of its twentieth investigation in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. OCR created this initiative to support individuals’ right to timely access their health records at a reasonable cost under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced its nineteenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, which supports individuals’ right to timely access their health records at a reasonable cost under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
ViolationsPeachstate Health Management, LLC, doing business as AEON Clinical Laboratories (Peachstate), has agreed to pay $25,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to implement a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces its eighteenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces its seventeenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative.