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 ExclusiveBonnie Koenig, LAc
Bonnie Koenig has been an acupuncturist in Washington State since 1999. After moving into a new office with a chiropractor, she realized they had far more choices in marketing tools than acupuncturists. Bonnie set out to remedy that, offering cards and artwork to acupuncturists which either make people laugh or display the needles in all their beauty in hopes of lessening the fear of needles. For more information, visit her website at: www.shop.bonniekoeniglac.com.