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New Law Requires HHS to Consider Recognized Security Practices as Mitigating Factor When Determining Penalties

January 21, 2021 By Emily Poole

On January 5, 2021, the president signed into law H.R. 7898, an Act that amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider specific recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when making certain determinations regarding fines, penalties, […]

Filed Under: Data Security, Enforcement, Health Privacy, HHS Tagged With: HHS, HIPAA, HITECH, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

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