HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

What is HIPAA? HIPAA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. So how did HIPAA evolve from being a vehicle for improving the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage to being one of the most comprehensive and detailed federal privacy laws? What is HIPAA Title II?

HIPAA 103

HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Medicaid 103

HIPAA Journal

MAY 25, 2022

The break-in was discovered on March 4, 2022, with the subsequent investigation confirming on April 22, 2022, that six boxes of paper documents had been stolen from the facility, which included files relating to patients served by SAC Health in 1997 and between 2006 and 2020. Notification letters were sent to those individuals on May 3, 2022.

Ransomware 137

Ransomware Fraud HIPAA Licensing 137

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 2, 2022

The plaintiffs claim they face an imminent and ongoing risk of identity theft and fraud due to the exposure of their sensitive data to cybercriminals and have had to spend time and money protecting themselves against identity theft and fraud. The case was settled for $11 million.

Fraud 64

Fraud HIPAA 64