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In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had been disclosing patient records to a marketing
In February 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $195,000 after investigators found the organization had no written policies implementing the HIPAA Privacy
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after investigators found the organization had addressed its Privacy Rule obligations but had done
In January 2024, a medical receptionist in Texas discovered her supervisor was accessing patient records for personal reasons — looking up neighbors, family members, even local
In early 2024, OCR settled with a telehealth provider for $950,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had deployed a cloud-based therapy platform without
In December 2022, OCR issued a bulletin explicitly warning healthcare organizations about the use of tracking technologies on websites and mobile apps — including pixels from
When HHS announced in late 2024 that the COVID-era telehealth enforcement discretion would not be extended indefinitely, many healthcare organizations realized they had been operating
When OCR announced in May 2023 that the COVID-era telehealth HIPAA enforcement discretion was ending, thousands of healthcare organizations realized they had been operating on
In 2023, a dental practice in Texas agreed to a $50,000 settlement with OCR after an investigation revealed staff members were texting appointment reminders
In 2023, a dental practice in Texas paid a $50,000 settlement to the HHS Office for Civil Rights after an employee texted patient appointment
In 2023, a small dental practice in Texas received a $50,000 settlement with OCR after a staff member routinely texted patient appointment details, diagnoses,
In 2023, the Department of Justice recovered over $2.68 billion in settlements and judgments related to healthcare fraud — and a significant portion of those
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