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OCR Imposes $200,000 Civil Money Penalty Against HIPAA-Covered Entity

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On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a civil money penalty (“CMP”) of $200,000 against Oregon Health & Science University (“OHSU”) for failing to...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Healthcare Providers: Add OCR’s Latest Right of Access Settlements to Your Summer Reading List

The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced on July 15, 2022, that it has resolved 11 investigations conducted under the Health Insurance Portability and...more

Holland & Hart LLP

HIPAA, Patient Access, and Designated Record Sets

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With limited exceptions, HIPAA generally gives individuals the right to access or obtain copies of their protected health information ("PHI") from covered entities. (45 CFR § 164.524(a)). But the right of access does not...more

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HIPAA Says To Give Me My Medical Records…NOW!

Healthcare providers are generally required by HIPAA to provide patients or their legal representatives with the ability to inspect or obtain copies of their medical records within 30 days of a request (state specific...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

OCR Settles with NY Spine for Failure to Provide Access to Records

Continuing its enforcement priority of assisting patients with obtaining access to their health records, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently settled its ninth case with a covered entity that it alleged failed to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Dignity Health Settles with OCR for $160,000 for Failing to Provide Access to Records

Continuing with its previous enforcement actions centered on covered entities’ failure to provide patients with access to their health records, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on October 9, 2020 that it entered...more

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