Medical Practice Agrees to Pay $250,000 HIPAA Settlement Following Ransomware Attack

In late September 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a settlement with Cascade Eye and Skin Centers, P.C., a health care provider in the state of Washington (“CESC”), concerning potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule….
By: Saul Ewing LLP