The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is the enforcing body of HIPAA. The OCR conducts investigations into potential HIPAA violations, issuing judgments that can result in settlements.
In mid-January of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced a $10,000 settlement agreement with Michigan-based Northeast Surgical Group, P.C. (NESG). [...]
In mid-January of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $60,000 settlement with South Broward Hospital District d/b/a [...]
On January 14, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a HIPAA phishing settlement with Solara Medical Supplies, LLC [...]
On January 8, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $337,750 settlement with Florida-based USR Holdings, LLC (USR), [...]
On January 7, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $90,000 settlement (with a one-year corrective action plan, [...]
On August 1, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with American Medical Response. This marks the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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