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 ExclusiveTierney Tully, MSOM, Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM)
Tierney Tully, MSOM, Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM) is the executive director of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance. She may be reached at the Alliance headquarters at (253) 851-6896, or at aomalliance@earthlink.net.