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In 2023, a dental practice in Texas received a $50,000 OCR settlement after a staff member texted appointment details — including treatment information — to the
In December 2023, OCR issued its largest-ever HIPAA settlement — a $4.75 million penalty against Montefiore Medical Center after a workforce member stole protected health
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 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, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after investigators found the organization had addressed its Privacy Rule obligations but had done
In early 2024, OCR settled with a telehealth provider for $950,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had deployed a cloud-based therapy platform without
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.3 million after investigators found the organization had failed to implement even basic access controls
When HHS announced in late 2024 that the COVID-era telehealth enforcement discretion would not be extended indefinitely, many healthcare organizations realized they had been operating
When OCR announced in May 2023 that the COVID-era telehealth HIPAA enforcement discretion was ending, thousands of healthcare organizations realized they had been operating on
In 2023, a dental practice in Texas paid a $50,000 settlement to the HHS Office for Civil Rights after an employee texted patient appointment
In 2023, a small dental practice in Texas received a $50,000 settlement with OCR after a staff member routinely texted patient appointment details, diagnoses,
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
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