HIPAA Text Messages: Rules for Texting PHI Securely
In 2023, a regional health system paid $850,000 to settle an OCR investigation that traced a data breach back to a single unsecured text
Office for Civil Rights HIPAA enforcement actions, investigations, and compliance strategies
In 2023, a regional health system paid $850,000 to settle an OCR investigation that traced a data breach back to a single unsecured text
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 — not because of a sophisticated cyberattack, but because the organization couldn&
In 2023, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after an investigation revealed — among other failures — that the organization had never implemented
In 2023, OCR settled with a Florida dental practice for $30,000 after an investigation revealed that multiple workforce members had never received HIPAA training
In 2024, a regional pharmacy chain paid $1.5 million to settle allegations with the HHS Office for Civil Rights after workforce members improperly accessed
In 2023, OCR settled with a Florida-based medical practice for $30,000 after an investigation revealed that multiple workforce members had never completed HIPAA training
When OCR settled with a Florida dental practice for $62,500 in 2023, the root cause wasn't a sophisticated cyberattack or a rogue
In 2023, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after a breach investigation revealed the organization had never implemented a workforce training
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $23,000 after an investigation revealed that not a single member of the
In 2023, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after a former employee accessed patient records without authorization for months — and no
In 2023, a mid-size California medical group agreed to a $240,000 settlement with OCR after an employee accessed patient records without authorization for over
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affected nearly 3 million individuals. The investigation revealed longstanding failures
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