HIPAA: Time to Get Serious
The Feds are coming. Don't believe us? In July 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services fined Providence Health System $100,000 for security lapses, and the department has contracted with Pricewaterhouse Coopers to conduct additional audits. As of January, HHS had issued 47 corrective action plans. With the imminent appointment of a new HHS director, we don't expect this pace of enforcement to slack off. Are you at risk?
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Table of Contents
- 10 Steps to HIPAA Compliance
- Group Addresses Security and Privacy
- SIM Eases HIPAA Compliance
- Thumb Your Nose At HIPAA, Save $100K
- Hospital Security Ailing, Study Says
About the Author
Avi Baumstein is an information security analyst at the University of Florida's Health Science Center.
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