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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
When OCR investigated Premera Blue Cross in 2020, the resulting $6.85 million settlement exposed failures across every category of protection the HIPAA Security Rule
In 2023, OCR investigated a mid-size hospital that suffered a breach traceable to a volunteer who accessed patient records without authorization. The hospital argued the
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 January 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule that fundamentally reshaped HIPAA enforcement — and many healthcare organizations are still
In February 2024, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after a phishing attack exposed the protected health information of over 34,
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.3 million after investigators found systemic failures in safeguarding patient records — failures that traced back
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee stole electronic protected health information (ePHI) of
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting over 2.81 million individuals exposed systemic failures in
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.25 million after discovering that the organization had allowed a vendor to access protected health
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