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In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee stole the protected health information of 12,
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals exposed massive gaps in risk
In 2022, OCR settled with a dental practice for $25,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had disclosed an entire patient medical record to
In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for over $100,000 after an investigation revealed that employees were routinely accessing patient records unrelated to
In February 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after investigators found the organization had no policies implementing basic Privacy
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had disclosed patient records without authorization — in part
In 2023, OCR settled with a major health plan for $1.3 million after an investigation revealed the plan had used enrollee protected health information
In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for over $1.2 million after an investigation revealed that workforce members routinely accessed full patient records
In February 2023, OCR announced a $1.3 million settlement with Banner Health after a data breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals. The root cause
In February 2023, OCR announced a $1.3 million settlement with Banner Health after a hacking incident exposed the protected health information of nearly 3
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after it failed to provide a patient with a copy of
In 2023, a mid-size hospital system received an OCR complaint after a front-desk employee released lab results to a caller who provided only a patient&
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