HHS OCR Settles HIPAA Investigation with Arkansas MedEvolve Following Unlawful Disclosure of Protected Health Information on an Unsecured Server for $350,000
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached an agreement with Florida-based MCR Health to resolve a disability discrimination complaint from a deaf patient who claimed she was not provided adequate supports. The person who initiated the complaint, who is deaf and hard of hearing, alleged that MCR Health failed to provide her with
Press release for Office for Civil Rights Settles Complaint with Florida Health Center that Failed to Provide Effective Communication for a Patient’s Caregiver
Regulators are continuing their campaign to enforce compliance with the HIPAA "right of access" provision. HHS on Monday said it had slapped a