06.29.21

Delay in providing access to medical records leads to financial...

OCR, in its nineteenth Right of Access Initiative settlement, again emphasizes that health care providers of any size must ensure timely patient access to medical records.

Category Privacy

06.16.21

FCC guidance recommends education and outreach to address...

Seeking to secure voluntary adoption of best practices to stem harmful robocalls, the FCC calls on the AHA and other hospital risk management organizations to educate their members.

Category Privacy

06.09.21

OCR enforcement emphasizes the importance of HIPAA Security...

Georgia clinical laboratory agrees to a robust Corrective Action Plan and $25,000 settlement amount for “systemic noncompliance” with the HIPAA requirements.

Category Privacy

05.04.21

OCR continues to push its Right of Access Initiative through...

Failing to provide patients with timely access to their health information can lead to fines and other enforcement actions for health care providers.

Category Privacy

02.01.21

OCR enters into $5.1 million settlement with a health plan...

Enforcement action serves as a reminder to health plans, as well as health care providers and business associate vendors, to implement security protections on an enterprise-wide level.

Category Privacy

12.28.20

HHS proposes modifications to HIPAA privacy rule

HHS proposes modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rule aimed at increasing patient access and enhancing data sharing for care coordination

Category Privacy