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 ExclusiveLee Chen-Yu, BA, OMD
Dr. Lee Chen-Yu has served as the director of Yu Sheng Chinese Medicine Clinic in Taiwan for over 40 years. He has been actively engaged in the clinical application, instruction,and research of Chinese medicine — a visionary rooted in the classics and attuned to our modern environment. Learn more at www.facebook.com/groups/2982083568778240.