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Court: HIPAA Violations are Grounds for Termination

HR Daily Advisor

Michelle was terminated on May 9, 2013, after an investigation concluded that she violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Michelle was terminated on May 9, 2013, after an investigation concluded that she violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

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Health System’s $400K HIPAA Settlement Shows Need to Update Business Associate Agreements

HR Daily Advisor

A Rhode Island health system’s $400,000 settlement of a federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)enforcement action illustrates the importance of keeping business associate agreements (BAAs) up to date when circumstances or regulations change. HHS, on other hand, focused on the business associate relationship.

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Standing up to the toughest security requirements

Qualtrics HR

With these new certifications, Qualtrics customers can feel even more confident that their information is protected and rest assured that they are in compliance with laws, regulations, and policies. ISO/IEC 27017:2015 outlines a code of practice for performing security controls within the cloud.

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What Counts as a Qualifying Life Event? 

Namely

Enter the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) , which among other things, entitles certain individuals access to what the law calls a “special enrollment period.” If you’re unsure whether an event qualifies, double-check with your benefits broker or your carrier’s policy documents.

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HOW U.S. CORPORATIONS CAN AVOID CRIPPLING DATA BREACH FINES IN 2018 AND BEYOND

Effortless HR

In fact, in the health industry alone, the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which deals with the security and protection of medical information, has imposed more than $60 million in penalties and fines since its inception. And this is just the health industry. million 2016 to $7.35 million in 2017.

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Trojans, RATs, and The Onion Router

HR Daily Advisor

Start on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, with a free interactive webcast from Kronos, How to End Service Bureau Fees, Reduce Costs, and Control Your Own Payroll Process. Learn More. Today, more from Certified Ethical Hacker Daniel Nelson. ECN is the network of attorneys from all 50 states who write BLR’s state compliance newsletters.)

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“How and who uses this data”, With Jason Remilard and Josh Rickard

Thrive Global

There is no single story that inspired me to pursue information security but more a cumulation of what I learned. Along with where data is you must understand who has access to what data and how users interact with it. Understanding this will help your security team implement a more thorough PolP (Principal of least privilege).