OCR Settles HIPAA Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation for $25,000 with Comprehensive Neurology, PC
NuLLFiXThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a settlement with Comprehensive Neurology, PC—a small neurology practice based in New York—over potential violations of the HIPAA Security Rule. This action follows an OCR investigation into a ransomware attack that compromised patient data. OCR enforces the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, which mandate how covered entities (such as health care providers, health plans, and clearinghouses) and their business associates must protect patients' protected health information (PHI). Specifically, the HIPAA Security Rule requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, [...]