The Hospice of Northern Idaho (HONI) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $50,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule. This is the first settlement involving a breach of unsecured electronic protected health information (ePHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals.
- Read the Resolution Agreement and CAP
- For Information on OCR’s Enforcement Activities
- Read the HHS Press Release
- To File a Health Information Privacy or Security Complaint
