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OCR Issues Guidance to Patients and Providers on Telehealth Privacy and Security

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On October 18, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an update1 containing two resource documents to help educate patients regarding privacy and security...more

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Failure to terminate access of departing employee leads to HIPAA penalty

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A critical access hospital in Colorado will pay $114,000 in a settlement with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) stemming from the failure to terminate a former employee’s access to a hospital database containing protected...more

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OCR Settlement Lessons - Failing to Perform an Electronic Access Risk Analysis Before an Unauthorized Access Occurs

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Failure to conduct a risk assessment before a hacking incident occurred resulted in a $400,000 settlement between the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and a Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC). The FQHC filed a breach...more

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