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In 2018, a small dermatology practice in Massachusetts agreed to pay $150,000 to the Office for Civil Rights after a physician threw patient records
In February 2023, Banner Health agreed to pay $1.25 million to the Office for Civil Rights after a breach exposed the ePHI of nearly
A nurse in New York pulled up her ex-boyfriend's medical record on a slow Tuesday night. She didn't copy it. She
A Nurse in Tennessee Got Four Years in Federal Prison In 2022, a former employee of a Tennessee medical clinic was sentenced to federal prison
A hospital employee in Texas looks up her ex-husband's medical records out of curiosity. A dental office in Georgia tosses paper charts into
A $4.75 Million Wake-Up Call That Started With One Unencrypted Laptop In 2014, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University paid a combined $4.8
A $4.75 Million Wake-Up Call from an Agency You've Probably Underestimated In 2024, the Office for Civil Rights slapped a $4.75
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a workforce member stole the protected health information of over
In 2023, OCR received over 700 large breach reports from covered entities and business associates — each one triggering federal and state notification obligations, media attention,
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