Consequences for HIPAA violations can often be quite harsh. If someone has breached the HIPAA privacy regulations – even without any malicious intent, civil penalties are applicable: $100 per violation for unawareness, a minimum of $1,000 for reasonable cause, a minimum of $10,000 if willful neglect is present and then rectified, and finally, a minimum of $50,000 for individuals who act with willful neglect and ignore the issue.
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"People's needs maybe are not being met by conventional medicine, so we need to question ourselves what we are doing wrong. We need to evaluate these alternative therapies scientifically · those that are found to be effective should be embraced by conventional medicine, and those that are found to be ineffective should be rejected by both conventional medicine and patients."
- Dr. Adam J. Singer, University Medical Center, SUNY-Stony Brook.
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- Gunnerson T. Many ER patients have tried alternative remedies. Excite News, March 7, 2000.