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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
In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for $40,000 after a former employee accessed patient records without authorization — months after leaving the organization.
When OCR investigated Anthem Inc. and imposed a record $16 million settlement in 2018, the enforcement action didn't just cite a data breach.
In 2023, a small specialty clinic in the Southeast received a corrective action plan from OCR after a breach investigation revealed that their "policies
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an investigation revealed that not a single member of their workforce could correctly
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $350,000 after investigators discovered the organization had no written policies governing the
In 2023, OCR settled with a Florida-based health system for $1.2 million after investigators found that the organization lacked a qualified individual overseeing its
In 2023, a dental practice in New England paid $50,000 to settle an OCR investigation after a workforce member posted a patient's
In March 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $950,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had failed to conduct a risk analysis
In February 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $1.25 million after determining the organization had never conducted a comprehensive risk analysis — despite
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that no member of its workforce had
In 2023, OCR settled with a small health plan in Louisiana for $55,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had never designated a security
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