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:
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.
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Former Privacy Officer, Idaho State University
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Latest posts by ishamcm (see all)
- Test 1.2.3. - January 15, 2019
- HIMSS 19: February 11-15, Orlando FL / See Us at Booth 400 Cybersecurity Command Center - January 10, 2019
- Choosing an Information Risk Management Framework: The Case for the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) in Healthcare Organizations - January 9, 2019
