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 ExclusiveNaoki Kubota, Dipl. Ac., LAc
Naoki Kubota graduated from Meiji School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion in Osaka, Japan in 1977 and now practices and lives in Asheville, N.C. He has also studied and practices martial arts (hakko-ryu jujutsu, daito-ryu aikijujutsu roppokai and aikido), as well as food therapy (shokuyo).