GovInfoSecurity reports the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has issued fines of $3 million and $1.6 million to the University of Rochester Medical Center and Texas Health and Human Services Commission, respectively, for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The University of Rochester settled on violations stemming from data breaches in 2013 and 2017, while Texas HHSC was fined for security issues related to web applications. HHS also announced civil monetary penalties across all tiers of HIPAA violations will be increased by 1%.
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