Health Care & Hospital Law
May 4, 2011
Dramatic Increases in Federal Privacy and Security Enforcement
New federal privacy and security enforcement rules subject violators to significant civil monetary penalties. By Callan Carter of Fisher & Phillips LLP
Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has sent a strong message about its commitment to enforce the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules with the announcement of two HIPAA Privacy Rule enforcements within one week, one of which includes the first ever use of civil monetary penalties for such a violation. HIPAA's Privacy and Security Rules apply to "covered entities": health care providers, insurance companies, hea...
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