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PENALTIES ARE STEEP |
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Federal law
mandates fines as high as $25,000.00 a year for unintentional
violations. Blatant violations can mean financial penalties as
high as $250,000.00 and possible imprisonment. Enforcement of
HIPAA mandates will most likely be monitored through government
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YOUR PRACTICE MUST BE HIPAA-COMPLIANT BY THE FEDERALLY MANDATED APRIL 14,
2003 DEADLINE.
A key component of HIPAA implementation for
smaller practices is that covered entities are required to take reasonable
steps to ensure compliance. Thus HIPAA is flexible and scalable. However,
even the smallest covered entity must implement the policies and
procedures required protecting the health information in its care. Larger
and more sophisticated covered entities will be expected to implement
policies and procedures that reflect their size and complexity.
Implications for organizations that do not
comply could be increased operating costs, loss of accreditation (JCAHO,
NCQA, etc.), loss of malpractice insurance, imprisonment for its officers,
financial penalties, litigation damages, increased capital costs
associated with “late” compliance efforts, and/or public exposure could
lead to loss of market share.
Non-compliance may result in civil penalties of
$100 with a maximum of $25,000 per year per incident. Unauthorized
disclosure or misuse of patient information may result in criminal
penalties of up to $250,000 and prison time of up to ten (10) years.
Penalties may apply to the individual violator, but they may also apply to
the organization or even to its officers and, in certain instances, agents
and contractors.
There are several steps to achieve compliance 1)
an assessment 2) a work plan, 3)the implementation of this work plan, your
training plan and the documentation of all these compliance steps.
Click the registration button below or go to
www.breshipaa.com to register and use
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