HIPAA requirements and training for business associates and third-party service providers
In 2022, OCR settled with a dental practice for $25,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had disclosed an entire patient medical record to
In February 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after investigators found the organization had no policies implementing basic Privacy
In January 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule that fundamentally reshaped HIPAA enforcement — and many healthcare organizations are still
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that front-desk staff had been disclosing patient
In 2022, a specialty clinic in the Midwest disclosed an entire patient record — surgical history, psychiatric notes, billing details — to an employer conducting a routine
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.25 million after discovering that the organization had allowed a vendor to access protected health
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, 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, the Department of Justice recovered over $2.68 billion in settlements and judgments related to healthcare fraud — a significant portion tied to Anti-Kickback
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,
Every week, at least one compliance officer or new hire sends me some version of the same question: where can I get HIPAA certification? The
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