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OIG: Office for Civil Rights Should Enhance Its HIPAA Audit Program

Nov. 27, 2024
Office of Inspector General finds HIPAA audit implementation was too narrowly scoped to effectively assess electronic protected health information protections
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$240,000 Penalty Against CA-Based Providence Medical Institute
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UAB Postcard Discloses Patient Information
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HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes Focus on Care Coordination

Dec. 10, 2020
Among other changes, rule clarifies permissible scope of disclosures to community-based organizations, other third parties that provide health-related services
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Zoom, FTC Settle Over Security Allegations

Nov. 11, 2020
Zoom’s misleading claims gave users a false sense of security, according to the FTC’s complaint, especially for those who used the company’s platform to discuss sensitive topics...
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California-based Psychiatric Facility Fined for Withholding Patient’s Medical Record

Nov. 6, 2020
It ultimately took 20 months for the practice to send the patient the requested information in her medical record
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OCR Settles Five More HIPAA Patient Right-of-Access Cases

Sept. 17, 2020
Launched last year, initiative created to vigorously enforce rights of patients to receive copies of their medical records promptly and without being overcharged
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CARES Act Changes to Federal Substance Use Privacy Law

A summary of the changes to Part 2 under the CARES Act