HHS OCR Tells Congress It Needs More Funding for HIPAA Work

Breaches and Complaints Continue to Soar as Regulatory Duties Increase
As the volume of major health data breaches rises, the federal agency charged with investigating those incidents told Congress this week that it lacks the needed funding to keep up with its mounting workload. The agency also separately announced its second ransomware HIPAA breach settlement.

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