The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") continues to be actively engaged in investigating and settling alleged HIPAA violations. In.
On July 15, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of eleven investigations as part of its Health.
Sweet 16? Regional Health Care Organization Agrees to Pay $70,000 as Part of OCR s Most Recent Settlement Relating to Its Right of Access Initiative | Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP jdsupra.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jdsupra.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In the first settlement under the Biden Administration, on February 10th the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog:
2020 was an active year for HIPAA regulatory activity by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). In this article, we take a look at some of the HIPAA highlights from 2020 and offer thoughts about potential compliance focus areas for 2021.
HHS OCR Enforcement – Right of Access Initiative
2020 Highlights
Amid a challenging year, OCR announced a record 19 HIPAA resolution agreements in 2020, the most HIPAA resolution agreements ever announced in one year. Notably, roughly two-thirds of those enforcement actions were brought pursuant to OCR’s HIPAA Right of Access Initiative (the “Initiative”). The remaining enforcement actions dealt with familiar privacy and security issues such as breaches of protected health information (PHI) and failure to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule requirements.