Discipline with the intent to educate when responding to HIPAA violations to minimize future incidents
HIM Connection, November 25, 2008
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Despite the thoroughness of your policies and procedures, the effectiveness of your training, and the degree of care exercised by your staff, the occasional HIPAA violation might nonetheless be inevitable. How should you respond to a violation, whether deliberate or unintentional, to prevent a recurrence?
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