Fierce Healthcare February 22, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights brought 2021 reports on HIPAA compliance and protected health data security to Congress. In the reports, the office claims to have insufficient funds to audit violations. (Photo courtesy of Myzone)
On Friday, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) delivered two reports to Congress regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance and breaches of unsecured health information.
The reports revealed (PDF) that between 2017 and 2021, complaints about violations of HIPAA increased 39% and large breaches reported increased 58%. OCR received (PDF) 609 notifications of events affecting 500 or more individuals that reached approximately 37.2 million individuals in total. Breaches affecting less than 500 individuals...
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