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PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Phoenixville Hospital announced that it is notifying individuals whose personal health information was involved in an incident of unauthorized access.
Phoenixville Hospital Provides Notice of Data Privacy Incident Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the heels of the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, President Biden and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary …
HHS Issues Guidance to Protect Patient Privacy in Wake of Supreme Court Decision on Roe Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of five investigations in its Health Insurance Portability …
Five Enforcement Actions Hold Healthcare Providers Accountable for HIPAA Right of Access Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued guidance to help the public understand when the Health Insurance Portability …
OCR Issues Guidance on HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, and the Workplace Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement this week affirming that health apps and connected devices that collect or use consumers’ health information must comply with …
FTC Warns Health Apps and Connected Device Companies to Comply With Health Breach Notification Rule Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday the resolution of its twentieth investigation in its HIPAA Right …
OCR Resolves Twentieth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative with $80,000 Settlement Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced its nineteenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right …
OCR Settles Nineteenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — Peachstate Health Management, LLC, doing business as AEON Clinical Laboratories (Peachstate), has agreed to pay $25,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department …
Clinical Laboratory Pays $25,000 to Settle Potential HIPAA Security Rule Violations Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced its eighteenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right …
OCR Settles Eighteenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces its seventeenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right …
OCR Settles Seventeenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative Read More