Cignet Health (Cignet) has become the first covered entity to be issued a civil monetary penalty. The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has imposed a penalty of $4.3 million. The violations were a result of the new rules and regulations set forth in Section 13410(d) of the HITECH Act.

For further details see links below.

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/news/cignetnews.html

A Department Appeals Board (DAB) order upholding the finding of an immediate jeopardy level violation and the imposition of $3,500 per day civil money penalty (CMP) against a skilled nursing facility (SNF) was vacated by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals because the DAB's finding was based on pure