Hackensack Meridian Health Reaches $100,000 OCR Settlement
OCR started the month as they ended last month, by announcing a HIPAA Right of Access settlement. On April 1, 2024, the Department of Health and Human [...]
OCR started the month as they ended last month, by announcing a HIPAA Right of Access settlement. On April 1, 2024, the Department of Health and Human [...]
On February 21, 2024, Green Ridge Behavioral Health agreed to a settlement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The [...]
If the first HHS settlement of 2024 is any indication of what’s to come, it’s going to be an expensive year for violators of HIPAA. On February [...]
HIPAA fines are issued for various reasons and are usually the result of a settlement to end an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigation. OCR investigates organizations [...]
2023 was a banner year for healthcare fines and breaches. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights settled thirteen cases with healthcare [...]
On December 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a $160,000 right of access settlement. Since OCR [...]
On December 7, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Lafourche Medical Group. The settlement was [...]
On November 20, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Saint Joseph’s Medical Center. Saint Joseph’s [...]
Boo! On Halloween, HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a Massachusetts business associate (BA) for $100,000. This is the first ransomware agreement OCR [...]
In a groundbreaking move, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a settlement with L.A. Care, the nation’s foremost [...]