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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 February 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $23,000 after a patient complaint revealed the organization had no written
In February 2024, OCR announced a $480,000 settlement with a New England dermatology practice that failed to conduct an enterprise-wide risk analysis — a core
In February 2023, OCR settled with a Florida-based medical practice for $30,000 after investigators found the organization had no evidence of workforce HIPAA training
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after the organization disclosed protected health information to a patient's
In February 2024, OCR settled with a Florida-based healthcare provider for $160,000 after a breach investigation revealed that multiple workforce members had never received
In 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,000 after an investigation revealed it had allowed a business associate to access
In 2023, OCR settled with a business associate — a medical records management company — for $100,000 after an investigation revealed failures to safeguard protected health
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with a health system that failed to manage its business associate relationships — a pattern enforcement
In 2023, OCR settled with a Florida-based healthcare provider for $25,000 after investigators discovered that multiple workforce members had never completed basic privacy and
In 2023, a small cardiology practice in New England agreed to a $130,000 settlement with the Office for Civil Rights after a physician discussed
In 2023, a mid-sized health plan paid $1.3 million to settle with OCR after a breach investigation revealed that staff had been sharing spreadsheets
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