HIPAA Security Rule requirements and implementation
In February 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $480,000 after an investigation revealed that their online patient portal lacked basic encryption safeguards
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $350,000 — not because of a massive data breach, but because the organization
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation revealed that records containing protected health information were stored
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation revealed that protected health information stored on a network
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee stole the protected health information of over
In June 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an investigation revealed unencrypted patient records stored on a network server with
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had no documentation of its risk analysis, policies,
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with a hospital system that had failed to conduct an enterprise-wide risk analysis for over
In 2023, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after a HIPAA security incident involving a stolen unencrypted laptop — an incident the
When OCR investigates a covered entity and discovers years of noncompliance, one of the most common — and least persuasive — defenses is confusion about when HIPAA
In 2023, a small dental practice in Texas received a $50,000 penalty from the Office for Civil Rights after a workforce member disclosed protected
In 2023, OCR settled with a Florida-based health system for $1.2 million after an investigation revealed — among other deficiencies — that the organization had no
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