HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Security Rule Failures for $950,000

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced a settlement with Heritage Valley Health System , which provides care in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, concerning potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule, following a ransomware attack. Ransomware and hacking are the primary cyber-threats in health care.

Under the terms of the resolution agreement, Heritage Valley agreed to pay $950,000 and implement a corrective action plan that will be monitored by OCR for three years. Under the plan Heritage Valley will take a number of steps to resolve potential violations of the HIPAA Security Rule and protect the security of electronic protected health information, including:

Review and develop, maintain, and revise, as necessary its written policies and procedures to comply with the HIPAA Rules; andOCR recommends health care providers, health plans, clearinghouses, and business associates that are covered by HIPAA take the following steps to mitigate or prevent cyber-threats:

Utilize multi-factor authentication to ensure only authorized users are accessing electronic protected health information .Incorporate lessons learned from incidents into the overall security management process.

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