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 ExclusiveDiana Fried, MAc, MA, Dipl. Ac.
Diana Fried is a dedicated practitioner of emotional and trauma healing. In 2005, she founded Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) to provide community acupuncture healing in disaster-stricken and underserved areas. Her work has taken her to locations such as the U.S., Haiti, Nepal, Mongolia, Ecuador, Israel and Palestine, and Mexico. At AWB she started the World Healing Exchange, the Community Clinic Service Program, and the Disaster Relief Program, along with training in Healing Community Trauma, through which thousands of people around the world have been trained to volunteer locally and globally to help those in need.