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In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for $40,000 after a former employee accessed patient records without authorization — months after leaving the organization.
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $350,000 after investigators discovered the organization had no written policies governing the
In February 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $1.25 million after determining the organization had never conducted a comprehensive risk analysis — despite
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that no member of its workforce had
In February 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $4.75 million after investigators found the organization had failed to encrypt protected health information
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 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 2022, a specialty clinic in the Midwest faced an OCR complaint after a staff member left a detailed voicemail on a patient's
A medical assistant files a workers' compensation claim after a needlestick injury. The employer's occupational health team needs medical records to process
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
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