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Latest Enforcements
- Fort Worth Chiropractor Sentenced to 12 months in Federal Prison for Heathcare Fraud CaseUSDOJ: US Attorney’s Office – Northern District of Texas FOR [...]
- Former Texas Healthcare Employee Facing Jail for Disclosure of Patient Health InformationA former employee of State of the Heart Cardiology in [...]
- Owner of Three Los Angeles Clinics Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Medicare FraudThe former owner and operator of three medical clinics located [...]
- Lincare Inc to Pay $239,800 CMP for HIPAA ViolationFor only the second time in its history OCR has [...]
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- Snowden advised viewers to get rid of DropboxBy Paula Mejia Snowden advised viewers to get rid of [...]
- OCR Discusses Upcoming HIPAA AuditsAs Business Associate Agreements Amendment Deadline Approaches OCR Discusses Upcoming [...]
- Are You Looking for a HIPAA Complaint Dropbox AlternativeFor sensitive information such as client patient and personal documentation [...]
- Three Reasons to Cloud Connect Your File ServerHalf of your employees love the file server since it [...]
- A Few Tips on Avoiding HIPAA Data BreachesHere are a few things you can do to avoid [...]
- Maintaining HIPAA compliance with AXIS CloudSync, the Dropbox AlternativesDropbox Alternatives Keeping patient records secure and private is the [...]
- 5 Ways AXIS Cloud Sync Maximizes Employee Mobile DevicesVirtually every employee today has a smart phone. Many also [...]
- Seven Security Risks from Consumer-Grade File Sync ServicesConsumer-grade file sync solutions (referred to as CGFS solutions) pose [...]
- How Can AXIS Help Your HIPAA Encryption Requirements?Technical Safeguards is the area where AXIS helps your organization’s [...]
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- ONC Recommends Encryption of PHI on Mobile DevicesIn a 5 part series by the Office of National [...]
- Malware Results in $150,000 HIPAA ViolationDecember 2014 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office [...]
- Radiologist Arrested over HIPAA ViolationLong Island Radiologist Arrested over HIPAA Violation – HIPAA Journal [...]
- Tennessee diagnostic medical imaging services company pays $3,000,000 to settle breachTouchstone Medical Imaging (“Touchstone”) has agreed to pay $3 000 [...]
- OCR Concludes All-Time Record Year for HIPAA Enforcement with $3 Million Cottage Health SettlementThe Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department [...]
- Eight Dallas-Area Pharmacy Owners and Marketers Charged in $9 Million Kickback SchemeEight Dallas Texas-area pharmacy owners and marketers were charged in [...]
- $500,000 Fine Imposed on Physicians Group for HIPAA Violations and Not Having a Business Associates Agreement in PlaceAdvanced Care Hospitalists PL (ACH) has agreed to pay $500 [...]
- Burlington, New Jersey, Doctor Arrested for Role in $20 Million Telemedicine Compounded Medication SchemeNEWARK N.J. – A Burlington New Jersey man was arrested [...]
- Patient Recruiter Convicted in $1.1 Million Kickback SchemeOn Friday Nov. 2 a federal jury found a patient [...]
- Texas Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 108 months in Prison for $3.6 Million Home Health Care Fraud SchemeWASHINGTON – A Houston Texas-area patient recruiter was sentenced to [...]
- Dallas Physicians and Nurses Sentenced to Prison for Role in $11 Million Medicare Fraud SchemeTwo Dallas doctors and three nurses were sentenced yesterday in [...]
- Anthem Pays OCR $16 Million in Record HIPAA Settlement Following Largest U.S. Health Data Breach in HistoryAnthem Inc. has agreed to pay $16 million to the [...]
- Former health care chief executive sentenced to 9.5 years in federal prisonJames Burkhart’s conspiracy reaped nearly $19.4 million in fraud and [...]
- Five HIPAA Compliance Tips for Small-Medium Sized BusinessesMaintaining round-the-clock HIPAA compliance is a constant challenge for healthcare [...]
- Former Doctor Receives 5 Years in Prison and Ordered to Pay $15 Million in Restitution for FraudFormer Pain Management Doctor Receives 5 Years in Health Care [...]
- Texas Cancer Center to Pay $4.3 million in Penalties for HIPAA ViolationsA U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administrative Law [...]
- Consequences for HIPAA violations don’t stop when a business closesA receiver appointed to liquidate the assets of Filefax Inc. [...]
- Laboratory and Owner of Lab Management Services Company to Pay $3.77 Million to Resolve Kickback and Medical Necessity ClaimsDALLAS – Primex Clinical Laboratories LLC has agreed to pay $3 [...]
- Five breaches add up to millions in settlement costs for entity that failed to heed HIPAA’s risk analysis and risk management rulesFresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) has agreed to pay [...]
- Texas Mayor and Owners of Health Care Company Charged With Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering and ObstructionFour individuals including a Texas mayor who was a licensed [...]
- Failure to Protect Health Records Costs Covered Entity Millions and Leads to Bankruptcy21st Century Oncology Inc. (21CO) has agreed to pay $2.3 [...]
- Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Dental Office for 5 DaysA dental practice in Reno NV has experienced a ransomware [...]
- Whistleblowers Awarded Over $1 Million for Reporting Former Employer for Violations Under the False Claims ActWASHINGTON – Pine Creek Medical Center LLC (“Pine Creek”) a [...]
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