HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that no member of the workforce — including
When a dental practice in the Southeast received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same quarter, the owner told me something I hear
In February 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $480,000 after an investigation revealed that multiple workforce members had accessed patient records without
A mid-size hospital system in the Midwest allowed its entire billing department unrestricted access to complete patient medical records — including clinical notes, mental health histories,
In 2023, OCR settled a case with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital for $240,000 after 23 security guards were found snooping through patient medical records
In 2023, OCR reported that hacking and IT incidents accounted for 79% of all large healthcare data breaches — a staggering figure that would have been
In 2022, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 — not because of a data breach, but because the practice failed
In 2022, OCR settled with a dental practice in North Carolina for $50,000 — not because of a data breach, but because the practice failed
In 2022, OCR settled with a dental practice in Georgia for $62,500 — not because of a data breach, but because the practice failed to
In 2019, a small cardiology practice in New England received a complaint after a terminated employee reported that patient records were stored in an unlocked
In 2023, OCR settled with a Florida-based dental practice for $30,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had never implemented formal workforce training — despite
In 2023, a mid-sized hospital in the Southeast faced simultaneous investigations from OSHA and OCR after a needlestick incident exposed a nurse to bloodborne pathogens
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