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Understanding HIPAA: A Guide to Avoiding Common Violations

Armstrong Archives

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures individuals’ health data protection and privacy. This includes insurance companies, nurses, and doctors. Since 2003, there have been over 331,100 complaints that were handled by the Office for Civil Rights.

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Interim Final Rule Implements Increased Penalties for HIPAA Violations

Hunton Privacy

The rule applies to violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 2003 (“HIPAA”) that occur on or after February 18, 2009. The interim final rule is expected to be published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2009 and takes effect on November 30, 2009.