Unencrypted Mobile Devices Cost Medical Center $3 Million In HIPAA Settlement

November 7, 2019

In one of this year’s largest HIPAA settlements, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is set to collect $3 million from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). This settlement over potential violations of the Privacy and Security Rules under HIPAA also requires URMC to follow a corrective action plan that includes two years of HIPAA compliance monitoring by OCR.…

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Jackson Health System Slammed With $2.15 Million Penalty for Privacy Breaches

By Lauren M. Ramos & Austin R. Shepard

November 4, 2019

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has collected over $2.15 million in civil penalties from Miami-based Jackson Health System (JHS) for multiple violations of the Security and Breach Notification Rules under HIPAA. JHS is a nonprofit academic medical system that serves approximately 650,000 patients a year in six major hospitals and a network of affiliated healthcare facilities. This is the first publicized imposition of civil monetary penalties under…

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From Yelp to YIKES! Dental Practice’s Social Media Posts Result in $10,000 HIPAA Settlement

By Austin R. Shepard

October 3, 2019

Social media posts have become so common and reflexive that people often fire off posts without appropriately considering the consequences. This can be costly on multiple fronts. In the health care context, beyond the risk of losing patients (and the revenue they bring), inappropriate posts can result in Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations. Indeed, as the Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has…

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OCR Proves it is Serious About HIPAA’s Right of Access

By Austin R. Shepard

September 12, 2019

In 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provided a variety of guidance to address the importance of honoring the right of patients to have access to their medical information and not to be over-charged for exercising that right. Earlier this week, the OCR announced an enforcement action and settlement under its Right of Access Initiative against Bayfront Health St. Petersburg (Bayfront) in Florida. This settlement, the first of…

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Unencrypted Mobile Devices Cost Medical Center $3 Million In HIPAA Settlement

Jackson Health System Slammed With $2.15 Million Penalty for Privacy Breaches

From Yelp to YIKES! Dental Practice’s Social Media Posts Result in $10,000 HIPAA Settlement

OCR Proves it is Serious About HIPAA’s Right of Access

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