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In 2023, a dental practice in Texas received a $50,000 OCR settlement after a staff member texted appointment details — including treatment information — to the
In 2023, OCR reported that hacking and IT incidents accounted for 79% of all large healthcare data breaches — a staggering figure that would have been
In 2023, a dental practice in Texas agreed to a $50,000 settlement with OCR after an investigation revealed staff members were texting appointment reminders
In 2023, a dental practice in Texas paid a $50,000 settlement to the HHS Office for Civil Rights after an employee texted patient appointment
In 2023, a small dental practice in Texas received a $50,000 settlement with OCR after a staff member routinely texted patient appointment details, diagnoses,
In 2023, OCR settled with a behavioral health provider for $1.25 million after the organization disclosed substance abuse treatment records without patient authorization. The
In 2023, a hospital employee in New York accessed the medical records of a coworker out of curiosity — no treatment purpose, no payment reason, no
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for over $100,000 after an investigation revealed that staff routinely sent unencrypted emails containing protected health
In 2024, OCR settled a case with a healthcare provider that had been storing patient records in a cloud-based email platform — without a signed Business
When OCR investigated a small medical practice in 2023 for storing patient records in a consumer Gmail account without a Business Associate Agreement, the practice
In 2023, OCR settled with a telehealth platform for $1.25 million after an investigation revealed the company's software transmitted protected health information
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for over $1.25 million after an investigation revealed that protected health information was being shared through
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