The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced in a press release this week that Anthem, Inc. (Anthem), one of the nation’s largest health benefit companies, has agreed to pay $16 million and take substantial corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. This settlement

If you’ve been looking for a simple tool to help you with an initial self-assessment of how compliant you are with the HIPAA Security Rule, the ONC – in collaboration with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the HHS Office of the General Counsel (OGC) – developed a downloadable tool to help guide