A HIPAA business associate has been fined $337,750 for failing to comply with the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule.
NuLLFiXThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today a $337,750 settlement with USR Holdings, LLC (USR), a Florida-based business associate, for violations of the HIPAA Security Rule. OCR enforces the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, which establish the requirements that covered entities and business associates must follow to safeguard protected health information (PHI). The HIPAA Security Rule mandates national standards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic PHI (ePHI) through administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. This settlement follows an investigation into a breach where ePHI was deleted by an [...]