Healthcare organizations that fail to meet HIPAA Privacy, Security, or Breach Notification Rules can face HIPAA violation fines. Find out who has been fined and how they could have prevented penalties.
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 [...]
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