Comments on: HHS Issues HITECH Act HIPAA Enforcement Rule

By: Nashville Refinance

Nashville Refinance — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:03:19 +0000

I am also somewhat confused by what the intent of the new legislation as opposed to the older one.

By: Life Insurance Companies

Life Insurance Companies — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:44:42 +0000

I am also confused to the purpose of this act? who all does this affect exactly?

By: dorotaloi

dorotaloi — Sun, 22 May 2011 09:51:58 +0000

Prior to the HITECH Act, the money penalty for HIPAA violations was not more than $100 for each violation or $25,000 for all identical violations of the same provision. A covered entity could also avoid the civil money penalty by showing that it did not know that it violated HIPAA regulations.
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By: joe lund

joe lund — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:03:56 +0000

I still don’t quite understand what the point of this Hitech act is?

By: ClubPenguin

ClubPenguin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:45:43 +0000

Providing a prohibition on the imposition of penalties for any violation that is corrected within a 30-day time period, as long as the violation was not due to willful neglect.