The Revenue Generating Potential Of HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can be a great revenue source. But not for provider organizations – for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). What are the numbers?  HHS received more than $10 million for alleged HIPAA violations since June 2013, according to Law360 (see Report: HHS attorney predicts spike in HIPAA fines).

But penalties are likely to increase in the year ahead, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Chief Regional Civil Rights Counsel Jerome Meites, at a recent American Bar Association conference. He is quoted as saying, "Knowing . . .