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OCR Enforcement Activity: Trends and Insights From a Limited Sample

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Arecent report put the odds of an asteroid hitting the earth in December 2032 at 3.1%—which is 3,100 times more likely than an organization resolving an enforcement action with the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

HHS Office for Civil Rights Reaffirms Interest in Enforcement Related to Reproductive Health Information

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On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) announced a settlement with Holy Redeemer Family Medicine, a Pennsylvania covered entity, regarding an alleged violation...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Advocate Aurora Health $12.2M Pixel Litigation Settlement Approved by Court

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On July 10, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of a $12.2 million proposed settlement by Advocate Aurora Health to settle allegations against the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Small N.C. Health Center Pays Price for 2011 Breach, Noncompliance; 'We Had to Move On'

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Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 8 (August 2020)  - Last month, leaders from Agape Health Services in rural Washington, North Carolina, were happy to share photos of the shell of a building in neighboring Plymouth, that,...more

White and Williams LLP

A Yelp From Posting on Yelp®

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Are your employees instructed on the proper (and improper) use of social media? Does your organization have policies and provide training on the appropriate handling of sensitive information? A recent United States Department...more

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Six-Figure OCR Settlement for Three-Physician Practice Failing to Follow Policies

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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $125,000 settlement with a three-physician allergy practice in Connecticut for HIPAA Privacy Rule violations. According to...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

HIPAA settlement highlights need for caution when speaking with media

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On November 26, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it reached a settlement with a Connecticut physician group practice for compromising the privacy of a patient’s protected health...more

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Hospitals slammed for ventures that exploit patients and violate their privacy

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Big hospitals can’t exploit patients and violate their privacy by throwing open their facilities to Hollywood for television shows that plump institutions’ reputations. And academic medical centers need to think twice before...more

Perkins Coie

Recent HIPAA Privacy and Security Settlements and Lessons Learned

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Although the fate of the Affordable Care Act remains undecided, enforcement of the HIPAA privacy and security regulations by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is ongoing,...more

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