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The maximum penalty for a data breach under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is now $1.5 million, six times higher than the original fine under the law. That change is just one of the significant changes in the final HIPAA rule released recently by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Final HIPAA rule increases penalties, liability for associates