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UMASS Settles Potential HIPAA Violations Following Malware Infection

The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. The settlement includes a corrective action plan and a monetary payment of $650,000, which is reflective of the fact that the University operated at a financial loss in [...]

UMASS Settles Potential HIPAA Violations Following Malware Infectionimaginatii_azd3vm2017-03-02T03:28:37+00:00

$2.14 million HIPAA settlement underscores importance of managing security risk

St. Joseph Health (SJH) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules following the report that files containing electronic protected health information (ePHI) were publicly accessible through internet search engines from 2011 until 2012. SJH, a nonprofit integrated Catholic health care delivery [...]

$2.14 million HIPAA settlement underscores importance of managing security riskimaginatii_azd3vm2017-03-02T03:28:27+00:00