Healthcare Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Virtual Privacy Officer and HIPAA Compliance Educator and National Speaker on Healthcare Privacy & Security
In 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled or imposed penalties in cases totaling over $4 million — all stemming from organizations that failed to
In 2024, Kaiser Permanente disclosed that a tracking technology breach potentially exposed the protected health information of 13.4 million individuals — one of the largest
In February 2011, Massachusetts General Hospital paid $1 million to settle HIPAA violations involving the loss of protected health information for 192 patients. What made
In February 2011, Cignet Health of Prince George's County, Maryland received a $4.3 million civil money penalty from the Office for Civil
When Advocate Medical Group paid $5.55 million to settle HIPAA violations in 2016, the penalty wasn't calculated under the original 1996 HIPAA
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after it disclosed a patient's protected health information to a
In 2022, a small dental practice in the Southeast received a corrective action letter from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) after a patient complaint
In January 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services published a rule that fundamentally restructured HIPAA enforcement — and many healthcare organizations are still catching
In 2023, a dental practice in New England received a $50,000 OCR settlement after a workforce member posted a patient's before-and-after photos
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after it disclosed patient diagnoses in response to negative online reviews. The information shared
In 2023, a dental practice in New England paid a $50,000 settlement to the Office for Civil Rights after a workforce member posted a
In 2023, OCR settled with a behavioral health provider for $1.25 million after the organization disclosed substance abuse treatment records without patient authorization. The
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