Recognizing that different levels of culpability warrant different annual civil penalty limits, the Department of Health and Human Services adopted a notification April 23, 2019, to be published in the Federal Register April 30, 2019, that reduces the majority of the caps on annual civil penalties. See 45 C.F.R. Part. 160.
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Data Breach Risks and Best Practices for Small and Mid-Size Health Care Providers
By Ethan E. Rii & Joshua J. Orewiler on
As published in State Bar of Michigan Health Care Law Section
“In recent years, the likelihood of suffering a data breach has risen significantly for American companies across numerous industries. Health care providers, in particular, have been targeted due to the value of the sensitive information they hold regarding their patients and employees, including birth…