The recent sentencing of two individuals in Alaska to 10 and two years in prison, respectively, illustrates the power of the HITECH provision and that HIPAA crimes have serious consequences in the eyes of the law, Gov Info Security reports. While the maximum punishment for HIPAA-related crimes is 10 years and cases thus far in the U.S. haven’t been frequent, 2009’s HITECH law permits big punishments. “The HITECH Act amended the criminal provision to more explicitly permit prosecutors to go after anyone who improperly obtains or discloses health information, even if not part of a covered entity,” said Davis Wright Tremaine’s Adam Greene.
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