Insurance company pays $3.5M HIPAA settlement for poor PHI protections

Triple-S Management Corporation has agreed to settle potential HIPAA violations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights to the tune of $3.5 million, after repeatedly failing to put safeguards in place for its beneficiaries' PHI. In addition, the San Juan, P.R.-based insurance holding company will implement a robust corrective action plan to correct its HIPAA compliance deficiencies, an effort that's already been initiated. Privacy & Security read more
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