Another HIPAA data breach settlement has been reached, this time with the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates Inc. (MEEI), which will pay $1.5 million to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for potential violations of the HIPAA Security Rule.
HHS officials announced Monday that the settlement also requires MEEI to take corrective action to improve policies and procedures to safeguard the privacy and security of its patients’ protected health information.
Written by: jpeterson at https://www.teamshatter.com/topics/compliance/hipaa/massachusetts-eye-and-ear-associates-inc-to-pay-1-5-million-for-potential-violations-of-the-hipaa-security-rule/