Practice Management Alert
Compliance:
Avoid 7-Figure HIPAA Violation Penalties
Published on Wed Aug 19, 2015
If you fail to properly notify an individual of a potential Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) breach that might affect him, the monetary loss alone could be mind-boggling.
Expert input: According to Cyndee Weston, CPC, CMC, CMRS, executive director of the American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) in Davis, Ok., you can expect the following fines for the following types of HIPAA violations:
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