Aetna, city of New Haven hit with OCR fines after data breach

Healthcare IT News: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights leveraged $1,000,000 in fines against Aetna Life Insurance Company and $202,400 against the city of New Haven, Connecticut, to settle potential HIPAA violations.   

The fines are just the latest moves on the part of OCR to enforce HIPAA regulations around protected health information (PHI).

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