HITECH Increases HIPAA Risk

October 30, 2009

Risk to violators, that is.   Be sure to read the new  interim final rule posted today.   Key to the proposed changes is that the maximum penalty increases 60-fold — to $1.5 million for violations of an idential provision.   And a covered entity can no longer bar the penalty unless correction is made within 30 days of discovery.

Read the HHS press release.  

 

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