HIPAA GLEAMS ITS LIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF AUDIT CONTROL THROUGH ITS $5.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT
NuLLFiXMemorial Healthcare Systems (MHS) offers the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the sum of $5 .5 million to clear up prospective transgression of the Medical Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Guidelines and additionally consented to put into effect a highly effective corrective action plan. MHS is a nonprofit establishment that manages six hospitals, an urgent care facility, a nursing home, including a range of ancillary health care centers in every area of the South Florida vicinity. MHS is as well associated with healthcare professional offices via an Organized Health Care Arrangement [...]