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OCR Imposes $200,000 Civil Money Penalty Against HIPAA-Covered Entity

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On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a civil money penalty (“CMP”) of $200,000 against Oregon Health & Science University (“OHSU”) for failing to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Healthcare Document Retention

Document retention is one of those persistent issues that comes with a great deal of complexity. As Michael Kearney, Head Solution Architect, Redgrave Data explains in this podcast, organizations have to deal with a dizzying...more

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HHS Finalized Part 2 Revisions: What Has Changed?

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On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), released final rule (Final Rule)...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Avoiding the False Claims Act with Good Cyber Practices

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Since 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been increasingly focused on adjudicating False Claims Act (FCA) matters for deficient cybersecurity practices. As the government increases scrutiny of data privacy and...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

New York State Prepares to Regulate Hospital Cybersecurity Programs

On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to regulate cybersecurity for New York general hospitals regulated under Article 28 of the Public Health Law. As proposed, the regulations will provide an additional...more

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Hospitals Beware: What to Expect During an EMTALA Investigation

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has increasingly focused its efforts on investigating hospital emergency departments for potential violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA),...more

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HIPAA Right of Access From a Dental Practice Perspective

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The Right of Access Initiative by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began in 2019. On September 20, 2022, the OCR published its latest press release on the matter...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance Volume 18, Number 10. In This Month’s E-News: October 2021

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 10 (October, 2021) - An audit by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) pre-award risk assessment process concluded that...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Providers: Help is Here to Avoid HIPAA Right of Access Headaches

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) continues to take seriously all allegations of violations of the HIPAA right of access to patient medical records. As discussed in a previous blog, the OCR is enforcing patient rights by...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] OCR Enforcement Activity: Recent HIPAA Audits & Right of Access Initiative Settlements - March 4th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

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Health care technology has seen an incredible amount of change over the past twelve months. As health care providers and entities continue to provide patient care in unprecedented times, it is becoming increasingly important...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Yet Another HIPAA Right Of Access Settlement

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the 14th settlement in its ongoing HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. Banner Health, a Phoenix-based health system that operates 30...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Webinar] Information Blocking: Compliance Challenges, Answers, and Strategies for Risk Mitigation - December 10th, 12:00 pm -...

Learning Objectives: - Analyze legal and compliance challenges associated with information blocking, including common compliance roadblocks - Develop risk-mitigating compliance solutions for complex information blocking...more

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4 Ways to Protect ePHI Beyond HIPAA Compliance

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Given the choice between credit card data and digital health records, cybercriminals prefer the latter. A stolen credit card can be canceled. Electronic protected health information (ePHI) with its treasure-trove of...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

OCR Fee Limits for Third Party Directive Record Requests Struck Down

On January 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice (the OCR Notice) regarding individuals’ right of access to health records in response to a January 23, 2020...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 27th - 28th, Anchorage, AK

Our Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational opportunities for...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: The Office for Civil Rights May Fine Providers for Failure to Provide Timely Access to Health Records: Now is the...

Most health care providers are aware that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and its accompanying negotiations provide for the privacy and security of patients’ health care...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

For First Time Ever, Government Settles HIPAA Enforcement Action Alleging Violations of Right to Access Medical Records

On September 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had settled its first ever HIPAA enforcement action arising from alleged violations of the individual...more

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Providers Beware: Take Care When Producing Mental Health Records in Response to Nonparty Subpoenas

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A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia draws a sharp line of distinction for hospitals responding to nonparty subpoenas against the unauthorized disclosure of confidential mental health records. In...more

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California Division of Workers’ Compensation Takes Action Against TPAs and Will Increase Audits of TPAs in 2016

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The Audit and Enforcement Unit of the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued a press release recently indicating it will be conducting more target audits in 2016 to address utilization review (UR)...more

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