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In 2023, OCR settled with Doctors' Management Services for $100,000 after a ransomware attack exposed the protected health information of over 206,000
When OCR levied a $4.3 million settlement against MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2018 for unencrypted devices containing protected health information, the enforcement authority
In February 2024, OCR settled with a large health system for $480,000 after investigators found that the organization had failed to provide adequate HIPAA
In 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported over $3.6 billion in expected recoveries from healthcare fraud
A behavioral health clinic in Connecticut received a $125,000 penalty from OCR after disclosing a spreadsheet of patient data that staff believed was "
Why a Single Patient Identifier Triggers Full HIPAA Protection In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation
In December 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $480,000 after an investigation revealed workforce members had been emailing unencrypted patient information to
In 2023, a Florida hospital system paid $1.3 million after a former employee accessed the protected health information of over 1,500 patients without
In 2023, the Department of Justice recovered over $2.68 billion in settlements and judgments related to healthcare fraud. Behind that staggering number is a
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that no member of the workforce — including
Last year, a mid-size orthopedic practice in the Southeast received a medical records subpoena from an attorney involved in a personal injury lawsuit. The office
In 2023, OCR settled a case with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital for $240,000 after 23 security guards were found snooping through patient medical records
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