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What are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations?

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Penalties for HIPAA violations can be issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and state attorneys general. The penalty structure for a violation of HIPAA laws is tiered, based on the knowledge a covered entity had of the violation. What Constitutes a HIPAA Violation?

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Healthcare Data Breach Statistics

HIPAA Journal

The HIPAA Journal has compiled healthcare data breach statistics from October 2009, when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started publishing summaries of healthcare data breaches on its website. There have been notable changes over the years in the main causes of breaches.

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