Apps That Wreak Havoc On HIPAA
Steve Lewis2017-09-20T22:21:38+00:00Of course, if that information is on your phone…. guess who else has it? Apple, Google, Amazon, or whomever you have your back-up account with.
Of course, if that information is on your phone…. guess who else has it? Apple, Google, Amazon, or whomever you have your back-up account with.
In 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) collected over $20 million in fines, and in 2017 they have already disclosed over $17 million in fines collected
So you cannot just lock it up and throw away the key. You must also perform risk assessments of your security and mitigate determined risks
Understanding that HIPAA and its enforcement is here to stay, the next question is: “does it apply to us?”
Large monetary fines and possible prison time seem to get my focus. The Federal Government issued almost $11.4 million in HIPAA fines before March 1, 2017