The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), added new categories of violations and increased fines for HIPAA non-compliance. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Health and Human Services is vigorously enforcing these new rules.
Through Clearwater’s OCR Enforcement Advisory Services our professionals assist our customers in dealing with HITECH’s requirements and limiting OCR’s bite by:
Using lessons learned from previous OCR audits, investigations, and enforcement actions, our team of subject matter experts helps you minimize your compliance, financial, and reputational risk.
We do this by:
FEATURED CASE STUDY
Anchorage Community Mental Health Services
Read how Alaska’s largest mental health services provider reduced their post-data breach fine by more than $3M!
Clearwater assisted us throughout the OCR Investigation process. As a direct result, we were able to negotiate a potential $3.9 million civil money penalty down to a $0.4 million negotiated settlement amount.
Latest posts by ishamcm (see all)
- HIMSS 19: February 11-15, Orlando FL / See Us at Booth 400 Cybersecurity Command Center - February 7, 2019
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Former Privacy Officer, Idaho State University
Interested in how we can help your organization with OCR enforcement advisory services?
Health Management Technology
Download "Responding to an OCR breach investigation with an OCR-quality risk analysis"
Latest posts by ishamcm (see all)
- HIMSS 19: February 11-15, Orlando FL / See Us at Booth 400 Cybersecurity Command Center - February 7, 2019
- Test 1.2.3. - January 15, 2019
- Choosing an Information Risk Management Framework: The Case for the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) in Healthcare Organizations - January 9, 2019
