Health Information Breaches Put You at Legal Risk
ITECH Act and HIPAA violations and penalties, stemming from health data breaches can result in real risks — and costs — even for the most conscientious healthcare providers. Government enforcement and data security research statistics reveal that an alarming number of healthcare organizations experience undetected breaches of patient’s protected health information (PHI) or have serious HIPAA privacy and security failures.
Legally, you are responsible for safeguarding the privacy of your patients’ PHI.
Breaches and health information privacy complaints are on the rise and public concern has increased. As a result more federal and state regulations have come into place along with stricter enforcement and high legal liabilities for violations of current HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
