Title: HHS announces first HIPAA breach settlement involving less than 500 patients

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/01/03/hhs-announces-first-hipaa-breach-settlement-involving-less-than-500-patients.html

Description: The Hospice of North Idaho (HONI) has agreed to pay HHS $50,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule.

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Title: WellPoint pays HHS $1.7 million for leaving information accessible over Internet

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/07/11/wellpoint-pays-hhs-17-million-leaving-information-accessible-over-internet.html

Description: The managed care company WellPoint Inc. has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1.7 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules.

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Title: HHS settles with health plan in photocopier breach case

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/08/14/hhs-settles-with-health-plan-in-photocopier-breach-case.html

Description: Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Affinity Health Plan, Inc. will settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules for $1,215,780.

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Title: Dermatology practice settles potential HIPAA violations

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/12/26/dermatology-practice-settles-potential-hipaa-violations.html

Description: Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, P.C., of Concord, Mass., (APDerm) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules with the Department of Health and Human Services, agreeing to a $150,000 payment.

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Title: Obama administration takes additional steps to strengthen the federal background check system

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/01/03/obama-administration-takes-additional-steps-to-strengthen-the-federal-background-check-system.html

Description: Today, as part of President Obama's continuing efforts to reduce gun violence, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to remove unnecessary legal barriers under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule that may prevent states from reporting certain information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

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Title: HHS strengthens patients' right to access lab test reports

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/02/03/hhs-strengthens-patients-right-to-access-lab-test-reports.html

Description: As part of an ongoing effort to empower patients to be informed partners with their health care providers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken action to give patients or a person designated by the patient a means of direct access to the patient's completed laboratory test reports.

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Title: County Government Settles Potential HIPAA Violations

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/03/07/county-government-settles-potential-hipaa-violations.html

Description: Skagit County, Washington, has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules.

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Title: Stolen laptops lead to important HIPAA settlements

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/04/22/stolen-laptops-lead-to-important-hipaa-settlements.html

Description: Two entities have paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $1,975,220 collectively to resolve potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules.

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Title: Data breach results in $4.8 million HIPAA settlements

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/05/07/data-breach-results-48-million-hipaa-settlements.html

Description: Two health care organizations have agreed to settle charges that they potentially violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules by failing to secure thousands of patients' electronic protected health information (ePHI) held on their network.

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Title: $800,000 HIPAA settlement in medical records dumping case

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/06/23/800000-hipaa-settlement-in-medical-records-dumping-case.html

Description: Parkview Health System, Inc. has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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Title: $750,000 HIPAA settlement emphasizes the importance of risk analysis and device and media control policies

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/02/750,000-dollar-hipaa-settlement-emphasizes-the-importance-of-risk-analysis-and-device-and-media-control-policies.html

Description: Cancer Care Group, P.C. agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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Title: HIPAA Settlement Reinforces Lessons for Users of Medical Devices

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/25/hipaa-settlement-reinforces-lessons-users-medical-devices.html

Description: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Lahey)  has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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Title: Triple-S Management Corporation Settles HHS Charges by Agreeing to $3.5 Million HIPAA Settlement

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/30/triple-s-management-corporation-settles-hhs-charges.html

Description: Triple-S Management Corporation ("TRIPLE-S"), on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Triple-S Salud Inc., Triple-C Inc. and Triple-S Advantage Inc. , formerly known as American Health Medicare Inc.,  has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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Title: $750,000 HIPAA settlement underscores the need for organization-wide risk analysis

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/14/750000-hipaa-settlement-underscores-need-for-organization-wide-risk-analysis.html

Description: The University of Washington Medicine (UWM) has agreed to settle charges that it potentially violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule by failing to implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations.

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Title: Unauthorized Filming for "NY Med" Results in $2.2 Million Settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/21/unauthorized-filming-ny-med-results-22-million-settlement-new-york-presbyterian-hospital.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights announced that it has reached a $2.2 million settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital for the egregious disclosure of two patients' protected health information to film crews and staff during the filming of "NY Med," an ABC television series, without first obtaining authorization from the patients.

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Title: Widespread HIPAA vulnerabilities result in $2.7 million settlement with Oregon Health & Science University

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/18/widespread-hipaa-vulnerabilities-result-in-settlement-with-oregon-health-science-university.html

Description: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that found widespread and diverse problems at OHSU, which will be addressed through a comprehensive three-year corrective action plan.

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URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/21/ocr-announces-275-million-settlement-multiple-alleged-hipaa-violations.html

Description: The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has agreed to settle multiple alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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Title: Advocate Health Care Settles Potential HIPAA Penalties for $5.55 Million

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/04/advocate-health-care-settles-potential-hipaa-penalties-555-million.html

Description: Advocate Health Care Network (Advocate) has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), for multiple potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) involving electronic protected health information (ePHI).

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Title: HIPAA settlement illustrates the importance of reviewing and updating, as necessary, business associate agreements

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/23/hipaa-settlement-illustrates-importance-of-reviewing-updating-business-associate-agreements.html

Description: Care New England Health System (CNE), on behalf of each of the covered entities under its common ownership or control, 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 monetary payment of $400,000 and a comprehensive corrective action plan. CNE provides centralized corporate support for its subsidiary affiliated covered entities, which include a number of hospitals and health care providers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. These functions include, but are not limited to, finance, human resources, information services and technical support, insurance, compliance and administrative functions.

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Title: UMass settles potential HIPAA violations following malware infection

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/11/22/umass-settles-potential-hipaa-violations-following-malware-infection.html

Description: 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.

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