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.
| Digital ExclusiveAndy T. Huang, OMD, LAc
Dr. Andy Huang is an entrepreneur whose company was successfully merged and acquired (M&A) by a public company; a philanthropist who donated majority of his savings to charity for researching complementary and alternative (CAM) cancer treatments; and an active volunteer serving the City of Cupertino, County of Santa Clara, and American Red Cross, as well as appointed Chair of Public Safety Commission.