Healthcare Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Virtual Privacy Officer and HIPAA Compliance Educator and National Speaker on Healthcare Privacy & Security
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation revealed that protected health information — including names, dates of
In February 2024, OCR settled with a dental practice for $70,000 after an employee disclosed a patient's treatment information on social media.
In February 2024, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after determining that the organization had failed to provide patients timely access
In February 2024, a dental practice in New England received a $50,000 penalty from the HHS Office for Civil Rights after an employee texted
In December 2023, HHS published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would represent the most significant overhaul of the HIPAA Security Rule since its
When OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million in 2023, the core finding was painfully familiar: the organization had failed to conduct an
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $1.3 million after an investigation revealed the organization had no encryption on portable devices, no
In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for $1.25 million — not because of a sophisticated cyberattack, but because the organization lacked a written,
In February 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $4.75 million after investigators found the organization had failed to implement even basic security
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an unencrypted thumb drive containing the protected health information of over
In 2016, OCR settled with a business associate for $650,000 after a subcontractor experienced a breach affecting over 11,000 patients — and no business
In 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation revealed the organization had no policies implementing the Privacy
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