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When OCR investigated a small medical practice in 2023 for storing patient records in a consumer Gmail account without a Business Associate Agreement, the practice
When a Texas-based hospital system was fined by the state attorney general for failing to train its workforce on state-specific privacy requirements, the organization'
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 settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after an investigation revealed — among other failures — that the organization had never
A vendor tells your compliance officer their software is "HIPAA approved." A business associate sends over a marketing sheet stamped with a green
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
In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for $40,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had disclosed protected health information without a valid
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a workforce member stole the protected health information of over
In February 2024, OCR settled with a New York medical practice for $100,000 after the organization failed to provide a timely written response to
When OCR announced a $4.8 million settlement with New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University in 2014, it was one of the first major enforcement
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