One of the key provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the Breach Notification Rule, which requires covered entities and business associates to notify affected individuals, the Department [...]
On February 17, 2023, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released its Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information for Calendar Year 2021 (“HIPAA Breach Report”) and [...]
Health centers that discovered breaches of unsecured protected health information (PHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals in 2016 have until March 1st to report the breaches to the Secretary of the Department [...]