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In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with a hospital system after a nurse accessed patient records without a treatment, payment, or
In 2022, a small dental practice in North Carolina agreed to a $50,000 settlement with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) after a patient
In January 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,000 after a breach exposed the electronic protected health information of nearly
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $1.3 million after investigators found that a former employee's HIPAA login credentials remained
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
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