Washington Post article, "Medical Privacy Law Nets No Fines," discusses current HIPAA privacy enforcement statistics from DHHS Office ofCivil Rights. Some statistics from the article:
- 19,420 HIPAA privacy complaints filed
- 73 percent of cases closed by ruling there was no violation or allowing covered entity to implement voluntary compliance
- 309 cases referred to DOJ for possible criminal violations
- No civil fines imposed
- Two criminal cases
UPDATE: Additional blog-spective on the investigation, oversight and enforcement of HIPAA over at Insurer Blog - A Ticket for HIPAA
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