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HIPAA Fines Hit $1.7 Million for Risk Analysis Failures
The consequences of neglecting HIPAA risk analysis are steep: four entities recently paid a total of $1.7 million in fines for failing to conduct accurate, timely, and thorough assessments, exposing sensitive health information of nearly 427,000 individuals to hacking and ransomware threats.
HHS Weighs HIPAA Security Rule Update Amid Compliance Cost Concerns
As the HHS Office for Civil Rights considers updating the HIPAA Security Rule, a pressing question remains: will the cost of compliance outweigh the risk of leaving protected health information vulnerable? The director bluntly puts it, the cost of inaction may outweigh compliance burdens.