HHS imposed a $4.3 million civil money penalty for violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule on Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, Md. According to the news CIGNET refused to allow 41 patients access to their medical records between September 2008 and October 2009. This was the first civil penalty that HHS has issued for HIPAA violation. Read more at http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/02/20110222a.html
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