HIPAA and HITRUST Glossary

Plain-language definitions for teams navigating healthcare compliance.

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35 terms in OCR Enforcement and Penalties

A

Aggravating and Mitigating Factors

Annual Penalty Cap

C

CMS Enforcement of Administrative Simplification

Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP)

Complaint-Driven Investigation

Compliance Investigation

Compliance Review

Cooperation with OCR

Corrective Action Obligation

Criminal Penalties

D

Department of Justice (DOJ) Referral

H

HHS Office of Inspector General

Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices

I

Inflation Adjustment

Information Blocking Disincentives

Information Blocking Penalties

L

Lack of Knowledge (Tier 1)

M

Monitoring Period

N

Notice of Enforcement Discretion

O

OCR Audit Program

Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

P

Per-Violation Penalty

R

Reasonable Cause (Tier 2)

Recognized Security Practices

Recognized Security Practices Consideration

Resolution Agreement

S

State Attorney General Enforcement

T

Technical Assistance

V

Voluntary Compliance

W

Willful Neglect Corrected (Tier 3)

Willful Neglect Uncorrected (Tier 4)