HHS Announces First Ever Civil Money Penalty for Violations of HIPAA Privacy Rule
This post was written by Gina Cavalier and Mark Melodia.
Earlier this week, Reed Smith's blog Life Sciences Legal Update posted that the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the imposition of the first ever civil money penalty for violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. To learn more about this significant development, please click here.