A collection of 6 posts
A dental office in Georgia got hit with two enforcement actions in the same quarter — one from OSHA for bloodborne pathogen violations, one from OCR
Two Federal Agencies, One Dental Office, Zero Room for Error A patient walks into your operatory on Monday morning. By the time they leave, your
A $50,000 Fine Started at the Front Desk Last year I consulted with a three-operatory dental practice in Georgia that had just received a
In 2019, OCR settled with a dental practice in Texas for $10,000 after an investigation revealed the office had no written HIPAA policies, no
In 2023, a dental practice in the Southeast received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same six-month window. The OSHA inspection uncovered improperly
In 2022, a small dental practice in North Carolina paid $50,000 to settle potential HIPAA violations after OCR found the office had no risk
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