How can you avoid the costly price tag of unauthorized ePHI access?

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We’re talking millions. Take a look at the largest HIPAA-violation related fines of 2017. Companies like dialysis-giant Fresenius, Memorial Healthcare Systems, and 21st Century Oncology (21CO), which operates 143 centers nationwide, have been fined millions thanks to unauthorized access (21CO has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy). In 21CO’s case, the access was through a vulnerable … Read more

Who has access to PHI? Should they?

That was the title of an early January eblast to our subscribers where we talked about insider risk and audit controls. Then OCR sends out an email about a recent $5.5 million settlement with Memorial Healthcare Systems (MHS) about PHI being “impermissibly accessed” and “impermissibly disclosed” to doctors’ staff. The email serves as an expensive … Read more