HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

To create a national standard for protecting the privacy of patient's personal health information.

HIPAA calls for CIVIL and CRIMINAL penalties for privacy and security violations.

• Fines up to $25,000
• Up to $250,000 and / or up to 10 years imprisonment for knowing misuse of individually identifiable health information

UTMB Office of Institutional Compliance

#1 Dumpster Diving is the top way identity thieves get your information.

#2 Over 10 Million identities are stolen annually.

#3 Identity Theft is more prevalent offline with paper than online.

#4 Average Time your customer will spend fixing problems: 40 hours.

#5 You're liable for actual damages, punitive damages, state fines, federal fines, potential jail time.