Guest guest Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 http://www.modernphysician.com/article/20120417/MODERNPHYSICIAN/304179990?AllowView=VW8xUmo5Q21TcWJOb1gzb0tNN3RLZ0h0MWg5SVgra3NZRzROR3l0WWRMVGJVUHdHRWxYek9UYktwUGZUamg5b1g4WFFERmhzbHhkSXRUYk9WYUk9 according to thisAriz. doc practice to pay $100,000 in HIPAA settlement The civil rights office's investigation also found that the practice " had implemented few policies and procedures to comply with the HIPAA privacy and security rules and had limited safeguards in place to protect patients' electronic protected health information. " Those absent safeguards included failures to document that it had properly trained employees on HIPAA privacy and safety requirements, identify a security official for the practice, conduct a security risk analysis and obtain a business-associates agreement with the firm supplying the online appointment calendar, the release stated. Sangeetha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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