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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 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 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 Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after determining that the organization had failed to provide patients timely access
In February 2024, a dental practice in New England received a $50,000 penalty from the HHS Office for Civil Rights after an employee texted
In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for $1.25 million — not because of a sophisticated cyberattack, but because the organization lacked a written,
In 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation revealed the organization had no policies implementing the Privacy
In 2023, CMS published over 12.9 billion dollars in physician payment data through the Open Payments database — the public-facing arm of the Sunshine Act.
In February 2024, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after the office failed to provide a patient timely access to her
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $23,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had disclosed patient appointment information
In June 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice management company for $350,000 after discovering the organization had failed to execute proper agreements with
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