Health plan pays for failing to erase data on leased equipment: two takeaways for companies handling electronic PHI
By Marcia L Augsburger, M Scott Koller and Tiffani V Williams The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement between the US Department of Health and Human Services and Affinity Health Plan Inc to address potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Affinity, a not-for-profit managed care […]