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HIPAA:

Consider These Tips to Steer Clear of Privacy Breaches

Published on Mon Jun 21, 2021

You should take HIPAA seriously — because insurers do. Ever wonder whether the government is still taking HIPAA seriously? The Office of Civil Rights (OCR), which oversees the HIPAA program, scored one of its biggest settlements of all time last year, and has been on a roll in 2021 as well. Earlier this year, a three-location optometry group in Arizona [...]
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