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HIPAA Compliance:

Take Heed of State Privacy-Law Enforcement

Published on Mon Dec 10, 2018

OCR isn’t the only watchdog now. Your lab can’t afford to get complacent about HIPAA violations that could bring down the HHS Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) ire. Heads up: Now you might also need to steer clear of State Attorneys General (AGs) as they get in on the HIPAA enforcement action. Many states have tightened privacy and breach notification [...]
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