Industry Note:
Software Vendors Now Have Steeper Fines For HIPAA Breaches
Published on Fri Feb 01, 2013
Your software vendor will face steeper penalties for HIPAA breaches, as recent changes to the regulations will increase the maximum penalty for negligence-related incidents from $250,000 to $1.5 million per violation. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the rule to toughen up on noncompliance of companies that provide electronic health record, billing and transcription services, including contractors [...]