HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
A medical practice manager recently told me her staff assumed that because they completed annual OSHA bloodborne pathogen training, they had also satisfied their HIPAA
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in Massachusetts for $350,000 after an investigation revealed not only HIPAA Security Rule failures but overlapping
In 2023, a mid-sized dental practice in Texas was hit with two separate enforcement actions within the same quarter — one from OSHA for failing to
In 2023, a mid-sized dental practice in Ohio received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same six-month period. The OSHA citation targeted inadequate
In 2023, a small dermatology practice in the Southeast received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same quarter. The OSHA violation involved improper
In September 2023, OCR settled with a health plan for $40,000 after the organization failed to provide a patient with timely access to their
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that staff members were routinely sharing patient
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals exposed systemic failures in risk
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $350,000 after an investigation revealed that staff members had been sharing patient
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation revealed that protected health information — including names, dates of
In February 2024, OCR settled with a dental practice for $70,000 after an employee disclosed a patient's treatment information on social media.
In February 2024, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after determining that the organization had failed to provide patients timely access
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