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Patient Privacy:

Guard Against IT-Sparked HIPAA Breaches

Published on Fri Jul 19, 2013

HHS OCR puts teeth in its fines for HIPAA violations. Don’t let a computer conversion lead to major fines for violating patient privacy. That’s what Indianapolis-based managed care company WellPoint Inc. has learned the hard way. Wellpoint has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle HIPAA charges, the Department of Health and Human Services says in a release. The HHS [...]
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