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 ExclusiveJudyth Shamosh, PhD
Dr. Judyth Shamosh has been a continual student of herbal medicine since 1974. The founder of Greenfingers Herbal Medicine Clinic in Phoenix, Ariz., she practices ayurvedic, classical Chinese and Western herbal medicine. Dr. Judyth is the author of the double-award-winning book The Physics & Poetry of Eastern Herbal Medicine. Her considerable professional experience includes previous service as a lecturer of ayurvedic and classical Chinese herbal medicine at the Phoenix Institute for Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture; vice chair at RainStar University College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine; adjunct faculty at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine; and member of the credentialing committee for the Arizona Center for Health and Medicine. Learn more at www.JudythShamosh.com.