OCR HIPAA Right of Access Initiative Reaches Dental Practices

Apr 22, 2022 | HIPAA

In 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative.  Under the Initiative, OCR investigates violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rules, particularly related to the ability of patients to...

Lessons from the Most Recent OCR HIPAA Settlement

Jun 7, 2021 | Health Care, HIPAA

On June 2, 2021, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced another settlement of an enforcement action in its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Initiative. This is the...