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12 May 2017, 4:54 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
U.S. agencies are warning U.S. businesses to batten down their cyber security defenses to guard against a WannaCry ransomware cybersecurity threat sweeping the Globe. [read post]
12 May 2017, 2:39 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
U.S. agencies are warning U.S. businesses to batten down their cyber security defenses to guard against a WannaCry ransomware cybersecurity threat sweeping the Globe. [read post]
10 May 2017, 3:14 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The corrective action plan in the Resolution Agreement also requires all MHHS facilities to attest to their understanding of permissible uses and disclosures of PHI, including disclosures to the media and others. [read post]
10 May 2017, 10:20 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer also shares her thought leadership, experience and advocacy on these and other concerns by her service in the leadership of a broad range of other professional and civic organization including her involvement as the Vice Chair of the North Texas Healthcare Compliance Association; Executive Director of the Coalition on Responsible Health Policy and its PROJECT COPE: Coalition on Patient Empowerment; former Board President of the early childhood development intervention agency, The… [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 6:14 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
To resolve these OCR charges, CardioNet agrees in the Resolution Agreement to pay $2.5 million to OCR and implement a corrective action plan. [read post]
25 Apr 2017, 3:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
If the plan fails to comply with claims and appeals procedures or other ERISA notification requirements, parties named or functioning as the plan administrator for this purpose also could face penalties of up to $125 per violation per day in the case of enforcement actions brought by participants and beneficiaries or $1025 per violation per day in the case of actions brought by the DOL, plus attorneys’ fees and other costs of enforcement. [read post]
24 Apr 2017, 5:08 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In the Resolution Agreement, CCDH agrees to pay HHS $31,000.00 (Resolution Amount) and enter into and comply with a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) in return for OCR’s release of CCDH from liability for “any actions it may have against CCDH under the HIPAA Rules” for the Covered Conduct. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 9:35 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN), a federally-qualified health center (FQHC), must pay $400,000 and implement a corrective action plan to resolve U.S. [read post]
16 Feb 2017, 3:01 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In response to the MHS settlement, health plans, their sponsors, fiduciaries and business associates should take documented action to audit and correct as needed both their written policies, procedures and notices as well as their operational compliance with HIPAA to mitigate theirexposure to similar enforcement action for HIPAA violations. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 6:04 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Proposed Determination notes, for instance, that: A Security Gap Analysis and Assessment conducted for Children’s December 2006-February 2007 by Strategic Management Systems, Inc. [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 2:47 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
 Beyond knowing what has to be done to adopt and communicate the desired changes, employer and other sponsors and fiduciaries, their consultants, brokers and advisors need to consider the requirements and consequences that the planned changes might have under applicable plan documents and vendor agreements to avoid unanticipated costs or liabilities as well as what actions are needed to ensure that ERISA’s prudence and other fiduciary requirements are met. [read post]
21 Nov 2016, 5:56 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  TEGE says the updated procedures established in the Guidance will promote these goals by: Providing for open and meaningful communication between the IRS and taxpayers; Reducing taxpayer burdens Providing for consistent treatment of taxpayers; Allowing the IRS to secure more complete and timely responses to IDRs; Providing consistent timelines for IRS agents to review IDR responses; and Promoting timely issue resolution. [read post]
27 Oct 2016, 8:48 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
To resolve the HIPAA charges, the OHSU Settlement requires OHSU to pay OCR $2,700,000 as well as take a long series of corrective actions detailed in the Corrective Action Plan incorporated into the Settlement Agreement. [read post]
19 Oct 2016, 1:04 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act, which requires the Department of Labor (DOL) and other agencies adjust their penalties for inflation each year. [read post]
1 Aug 2016, 9:42 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In addition, the court ordered Cook and her law firm to repay all attorneys’ fees she billed the trust funds for the actions she took in retaliating against whistleblowers Robbins and Rice. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 1:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
We hope that today’s action brings an end to these conditions and convinces this employer that their behavior is intolerable. [read post]