Office for Civil Rights HIPAA enforcement actions, investigations, and compliance strategies
A police officer walks into your emergency department, badge in hand, requesting medical records for a patient involved in a shooting. Your front desk staff
In 2022, a Texas dental practice paid a $10,000 settlement after a staff member posted a patient's before-and-after photos on Instagram — without
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $40,000 after an investigation revealed that workforce members had received no refresher training since their
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had no written policies, no
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
Every year, thousands of people search for hippa policies — a common misspelling of HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Whether you arrived here
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $50,000 after investigators discovered the organization had failed to provide patients with an adequate notice
In February 2024, OCR announced a $480,000 settlement with a New England dermatology practice that failed to implement even basic security measures after a
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that not a single member of its
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting over 2.81 million individuals — a case rooted in
In 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after investigators found that protected health information had been disclosed to a
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $50,000 after investigators discovered the organization had been using an outdated authorization form that failed
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