{"id":325,"date":"2014-05-19T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntegrait.com\/new-york-presbyterian-hospital-and-columbia-university-medical-center-is-your-technology-hipaa-compliant-if-not-hhs-wants-you-to-pay-up.html"},"modified":"2014-05-19T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T12:33:00","slug":"new-york-presbyterian-hospital-and-columbia-university-medical-center-is-your-technology-hipaa-compliant-if-not-hhs-wants-you-to-pay-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntegrait.com\/new-york-presbyterian-hospital-and-columbia-university-medical-center-is-your-technology-hipaa-compliant-if-not-hhs-wants-you-to-pay-up\/","title":{"rendered":"New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center: Is Your Technology HIPAA Compliant? If Not, HHS Wants You To Pay Up."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HIPAAThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proven that they\u2019re serious about HIPAA infractions.\u00a0 They recently imposed the largest monetary fines for HIPAA noncompliance on two well-known New York City institutions \u2014 New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center<\/a>.\u00a0 They will have to pay\u00a0 $4.8 million in fines because the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of their 6,800 patients showed up on Google in 2010.<\/p>\n

What Should You Do? Schedule A HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Now.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

HHS is increasing their efforts to find businesses that aren\u2019t in compliance with their HIPAA mandate.\u00a0 They emphasize that it\u2019s essential for healthcare organizations, and those they do business with, to conduct a HIPAA Security Risk Assessment.\u00a0 This assessment detects any risks and vulnerabilities that could affect the confidentiality of ePHI.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t had an assessment in the past year, you should schedule one now.\u00a0 A HIPAA Security Risk Assessment includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n