Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on December 27th that Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, P.C., of Concord, Mass., (APDerm) agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules with the Department of Health and Human Services, with a $150,000 payment. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/examples/apderm-agreement.html What…
