A collection of 96 posts
In January 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services published a rule that fundamentally restructured HIPAA enforcement — and many healthcare organizations are still catching
In 2023, a dental practice in New England received a $50,000 OCR settlement after a workforce member posted a patient's before-and-after photos
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after it disclosed patient diagnoses in response to negative online reviews. The information shared
In 2023, the Department of Justice recovered over $2.68 billion in settlements and judgments related to healthcare fraud — a significant portion tied to Anti-Kickback
In 2023, OCR settled with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital for $240,000 after 23 security guards were found snooping through patient medical records without a
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an impermissible disclosure involving patient appointment data — information the practice didn't
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare analytics company for over $1.5 million after the organization shared datasets it believed were de-identified — but which
In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for $1.3 million after an investigation revealed the organization had misclassified certain data as non-PHI — and
During a 2023 OCR investigation, a mid-sized cardiology practice received a $1.5 million penalty — not because of a sophisticated cyberattack, but because staff routinely
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after finding it had no policies implementing the Privacy Rule — despite
In 2023, OCR settled with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital for $240,000 after 23 security guards were found snooping through patient medical records without any
A physician texts a colleague a patient's lab results using a personal smartphone. A front-desk coordinator sends an appointment reminder via standard SMS
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