A collection of 28 posts
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after investigators discovered the organization had no written security policies, no risk analysis, and
In February 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $1.25 million after investigators found failures spanning all three HIPAA rules — inadequate safeguards for
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals exposed failures across multiple HIPAA
In 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals revealed failures across multiple HIPAA requirements
In 2023, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled or imposed penalties in cases totaling over $4 million — many involving organizations that simply failed
In 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled or imposed penalties in cases totaling over $4 million — many of which traced back to organizations
In February 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $30,000 after investigators found the organization had no written HIPAA policies,
In 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals exposed critical failures across multiple HIPAA
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
In 2023, OCR received over 700 large breach reports from covered entities and business associates — each one triggering federal and state notification obligations, media attention,
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals — partly because the organization'
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