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In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affected nearly 3 million individuals. The investigation revealed longstanding failures
Every week, OCR receives complaints from patients whose protected health information was mishandled by organizations that believed they were compliant — but had fundamental gaps in
A police officer walks into your emergency department, badge in hand, requesting medical records for a patient involved in a shooting. Your front desk staff
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had no written policies, no
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $50,000 after investigators discovered the organization had failed to provide patients with an adequate notice
Every week, someone contacts me asking for a "hippa waiver form" — and every week, I have to deliver the same corrective message. There
In 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after investigators found that protected health information had been disclosed to a
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $50,000 after investigators discovered the organization had been using an outdated authorization form that failed
In early 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare clearinghouse for $1.4 million after an investigation revealed that workforce members had never completed meaningful HIPAA
In 2023, OCR settled with a small dental practice for $50,000 after investigators found that not a single employee had completed HIPAA training in
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after investigators found the organization had no documented HIPAA training program — despite operating for
In 2023, OSHA issued over $4.3 million in penalties to healthcare facilities for violations ranging from bloodborne pathogen exposure to inadequate hazard communication. What
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