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In 2023, a dental practice in New England paid a $50,000 settlement to the Office for Civil Rights after a workforce member posted a
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 February 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $23,000 after a patient complaint revealed the organization had no written
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 February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a phishing attack exposed the protected health information of nearly 3 million
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after the organization disclosed a patient's protected health information to a third-party
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after the organization disclosed a patient's protected health information to a third-party
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,
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals — partly because the organization'
Every week, at least one compliance officer or new hire sends me some version of the same question: where can I get HIPAA certification? The
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
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