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In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $1.3 million after an investigation revealed that IT staff had failed to implement basic Security
In 2023, OCR settled with a telehealth platform for $1.25 million after an investigation revealed the company's software transmitted protected health information
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for over $1.25 million after an investigation revealed that protected health information was being shared through
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 2022, OCR settled with a health plan for $1.25 million after an investigation revealed that the organization had migrated protected health information to
In December 2022, OCR issued a bulletin that sent shockwaves through the healthcare industry. The agency confirmed that common website tracking technologies — pixels, session replay
In 2023, a mid-sized cardiology practice in Texas received an OCR investigation request following a patient complaint. The issue wasn't a data breach
In 2019, a Texas dental practice paid $10,000 to settle potential HIPAA violations after OCR investigated an impermissible disclosure of a patient's
In 2023, a mid-sized health plan paid over $1.2 million in a settlement with the HHS Office for Civil Rights after failing to produce
In 2022, OCR investigated a small dental practice in North Carolina that had failed to provide patients with a Notice of Privacy Practices for over
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $1.25 million after investigators discovered that an IT department had failed to implement adequate access
In 2022, a small dental practice in North Carolina agreed to a $50,000 settlement with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) after a patient
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