HHS has hit a California-based healthcare provider with a $3 million HIPAA settlement related to two breaches. It’s the latest in a recent series of hefty penalties issued in HIPAA cases.
Colorado Hospital, Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) has agreed to pay $111,400 to the OCR for failing to terminate former employee access to electronic protected health information.
Florida physicians’ group that shared protected health information (PHI) without a business associate agreement (BAA) has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle HIPAA violations.