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In 2023, a mid-size health plan received a corrective action from OCR after an investigation revealed that staff responsible for processing electronic claims had never
At least once a month, a compliance officer asks me the same question: "Where do we get our official HHS HIPAA certification?" The
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with a healthcare system that failed to conduct an enterprise-wide risk analysis — a fundamental gap
In 2023, OCR settled with a telehealth platform for $1.25 million after an investigation revealed the company's software transmitted protected health information
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee stole the protected health information of over
In February 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,000 after determining the organization had disclosed protected health information to a
When the Cottage Health System paid $3 million to settle HIPAA violations in 2019, their breach affected over 62,000 patients — and a key finding
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $350,000 after investigators discovered the organization had no written policies governing the
In March 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $950,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had failed to conduct a risk analysis
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 — not because of a sophisticated cyberattack, but because the organization couldn&
In 2023, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after an investigation revealed — among other failures — that the organization had never implemented
When OCR settled with a Florida dental practice for $62,500 in 2023, the root cause wasn't a sophisticated cyberattack or a rogue
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