Wk 5: HITECH Act and HIPAA Sanctions

HITECH Act and HIPAA Sanctions

Navigate to the Breach Portal on the Office for Civil Rights website and review the list of breaches of unsecured protected health information for all states and entities.

Discuss the following: 

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. The states where the breaches occurred 

. The covered entity types 

. The number of individuals affected in each breach 

. The month and year when the breaches were reported 

. The type of breach 

. The location of breached information 

 

Look for trends and extract any information that can be useful for compliance within the organization. 

 

Write a 150- to 300-word summary of your findings. 

 

Format your citations according to APA guidelines. 

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Must cite Breach Portal, https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf