What You Must Do to Ensure Enterprise-Level HIPAA IT Compliance
For enterprises that handle consumer healthcare information, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has become one of the most important regulations around data security. A lack of understanding of or commitment to HIPAA requirements has proven to be costly for a variety of organizations. For example, CardioNet, a provider of remote mobile care for patients at risk for cardiac arrhythmias, was recently ordered to pay $2.5 million in noncompliance fees for not fully implementing safeguards for electronic protected health information (ePHI).
