RALEIGH ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC SETTLES FOR 750K FOR LACK OF BAA

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement has been reached with Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A., of North Carolina over alleged violations of HIPAA Rules. Raleigh Orthopaedic has agreed to pay OCR $750,000 for failing to enter into a business associate agreement (BAA) with a vendor before handing over the protected health information (PHI) of 17,300 patients in 2013...

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