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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 Omnibus Rule took effect on March 26, 2013. The OCR sets the penalty based on a number of “general factors” and the seriousness of the 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. This page is regularly updated to reflect the latest healthcare data breach statistics.

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