HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
In December 2023, the HHS Office for Civil Rights published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would represent the most significant overhaul of the
In 2022, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $30,000 after an investigation revealed — among other violations — that the practice had
In 2023, a Texas hospital reported a breach after a nurse accessed the medical records of a coworker's ex-spouse out of curiosity — not
When OCR announced a $4.8 million settlement with New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University in 2014, the enforcement action underscored a regulatory landscape that
In February 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $480,000 after an investigation revealed that their online patient portal lacked basic encryption safeguards
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $350,000 — not because of a massive data breach, but because the organization
In February 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $4.75 million after investigators found the organization had failed to conduct an enterprise-wide risk
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after the organization disclosed protected health information to a reporter's
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after investigators discovered the organization had failed to provide patients with
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after investigators found the organization had failed to provide patients with
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with a major healthcare system that failed to provide patients timely access to their medical
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation revealed the organization had failed to properly safeguard patient
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