When it comes to HIPAA compliance, no stone can be left unturned. The most recent HIPAA settlement announced by the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services continues the trend of using settlement agreements to highlight specific areas of HIPAA for compliance.
The settlement with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, which resulted in a fine of $650,000, stemmed from UMass’ failure to appropriately designate of its components when establishing the scope of compliance for purposes of hybridizing.
