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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Patient Privacy:

This Clinic Got Hacked, Had to Pay $400K HIPAA Breach Penalty

Published on Tue May 30, 2017

Ensure that you don’t face a similar fate — keep your practice protected. Imagine this: Your practice gets hacked, and an attacker is able to comb through your personal emails and private files. Your office is devastated and works to secure the information. After locking everything back down, you’re hit with another blow — a $400,000 fine for exposing your [...]
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