Arizona Cardiac Surgeons Pay $100,000 To Settle HIPAA Violations

An Arizone cardiac surgery group has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve an investigation into potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). In the agreement the surgical group did not offer an admission of liability but did agree to implement a corrective action plan in addition to the payment.

Independent HIPAA Audit and BAA Prompts Ballard Benefit Works to Select Online Tech’s HIPAA Cloud

Ballard Benefit Works, a full service employee benefit and health care finance consulting firm, has selected Online Tech’s independently HIPAA audited cloud solution. By partnering

TigerText Adds 30 Healthcare Customers to HIPAA Compliant Secure Mobile Messaging Network

TigerText, the #1 leader in secure, real-time messaging for the enterprise, marks the launch of its Small and Medium Business sales effort today by announcing the addition of 30 new SMB healthcare enterprises in its first quarter of 2012 to its rapidly growing list of clients.

$100,000 HIPAA fine designed to send message to small physician practices

After avoiding levying fines to small groups for patient privacy and security violations, the government issues its first penalty against one.

Media Alert: Upcoming Free Webinar: How to Assess Your HIPAA-HITECH Security Compliance Program

Media Alert: Upcoming Free Webinar: How to Assess Your HIPAA-HITECH Security Compliance Program The HITECH Act, which was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, significantly modified and strengthened many aspects of the HIPAA Security Rule (and Privacy Rule), including the penalties that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could impose ...