HIPAA compliance training resources and best practices for healthcare professionals
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with a health system that failed to manage its business associate relationships — a pattern enforcement
In 2024, OCR settled with a business associate — a medical transcription company — for $1.2 million after a breach investigation revealed that not a single
In 2023, OCR settled with a Florida-based healthcare provider for $25,000 after investigators discovered that multiple workforce members had never completed basic privacy and
In 2022, a small dental practice in North Carolina paid $50,000 to settle potential HIPAA violations after OCR found the office had no risk
In 2022, OCR settled with a psychiatric practice in New England for $150,000 after an impermissible disclosure of a patient's mental health
When the Cottage Health System paid $3 million to settle HIPAA violations in 2019, their breach affected over 62,000 patients — and a key finding
When OCR announced a $4.8 million settlement with New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University in 2014, it was one of the first major enforcement
When OCR investigators arrive at a covered entity's door — whether triggered by a patient complaint or a reported breach — the first thing they
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an investigation revealed that not a single member of their workforce could correctly
In February 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,000 after an investigation revealed that workforce members had never completed documented
In 2023, OCR settled with a Florida-based health system for $1.2 million after investigators found that the organization lacked a qualified individual overseeing its
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee accessed and sold protected health information (PHI)
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