Heritage Valley Health System settled recently for $950,000 with the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) due to alleged HIPAA Security Rule violations. 🏥 Heritage Valley, a network of 3 hospitals and multiple healthcare facilities, was struck by the NotPetya malware in 2017 through a business associate connection, leading to an OCR investigation. This revealed several non-compliance issues.
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📰 Full article from Steve Alder at HIPAA Journal - https://bit.ly/4bz73Yo
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