HHS orders L.A. Care to pay $1.3M over apparent HIPAA violations
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Jeff Dale2023-09-13T19:57:00
A Los Angeles County healthcare organization agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) it potentially violated the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
L.A. Care Health Plan agreed to the settlement with the HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) addressing alleged noncompliance with HIPAA’s Security and Privacy Rules, the agency announced in a press release Monday.
The rules govern the security of electronic protected health information and require notification in the case of a breach.
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