An Ultimate Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Compliance

There are 5 HIPAA rules. However, for HIPAA compliance, the three major rules an organization must focus on includes the following:

• The Privacy Rule
• The Security Rule
• The Breach Notification Rule

The exact penalties for an organization may differ based on the nature of its violation. It can range from $127 per violation to $1,919,173, depending on whether the offending organization was willfully negligent and did not remedy the situation. Additional criminal penalties may also follow, as well as prison sentences for those personnel directly responsible for these violations.

The most effective way to communicate what is HIPAA as well as the patients’ right per HIPAA is via the privacy policy on the organization’s main website. Not only can the Privacy Policy be used to explain the organization’s data processing practices but also explain how they comply with HIPAA, their responsibilities, and how patients can exercise their various rights.