HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee stole the protected health information of over
In 2023, a dental practice in New England paid over $50,000 to settle an OCR investigation triggered by a single unencrypted email containing patient
In February 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $4.75 million after a phishing attack compromised the protected health information of over 100,
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $23,000 after an investigation revealed, among other violations, that the practice had
A mid-sized dental practice in the Southeast received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same calendar year — one for failing to maintain a
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
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