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In 2022, OCR investigated a small dental practice in North Carolina that had failed to provide patients with a Notice of Privacy Practices for over
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $1.25 million after investigators discovered that an IT department had failed to implement adequate access
In 2022, OCR settled with a psychiatric practice in New England for $150,000 after an impermissible disclosure of a patient's mental health
In 2023, a mid-sized employer's HR department forwarded an employee's medical certification for FMLA leave to the employee's direct
In 2023, a mid-sized health plan paid $1.3 million to settle with OCR after a breach investigation revealed that staff had been sharing spreadsheets
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.3 million after an investigation revealed that employee spreadsheets containing patient names, dates of birth,
In February 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $480,000 after investigators found the organization had failed to conduct a risk analysis, neglected
In February 2023, Banner Health agreed to a $1.25 million settlement with the Office for Civil Rights after a 2016 breach exposed the protected
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 2022, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after a breach exposed patient records — including sensitive mental health information — that
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.3 million after an investigation revealed that employees across multiple departments had unrestricted access to
In 2018, OCR settled with Filefax Inc. for $100,000 after the company left medical records — paper records containing protected health information — sitting in an
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