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 ExclusiveLisa Conboy, ScD
Lisa Conboy is the director of the research department at the New England School of Acupuncture at MCPHS University, and an instructor in medicine, part-time at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. Lisa has a MA (Medical Sociology) MS (Public Health) ScD (Public Health).