Apr 8, 2021 | HIPAA
The HIPAA Right of Access Initiative by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) was first announced in 2019. Under the initiative, OCR is committed to vigorously enforce the HIPAA rules that allow patients to access their...
Mar 9, 2021 | HIPAA
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (“M.D. Anderson”) successfully appealed the imposition of $4.35 million in civil monetary penalties (“CMP”). In 2017, CMPs were imposed against M.D. Anderson for alleged HIPAA breaches that occurred in 2011 and...
Feb 16, 2021 | HIPAA
CG Attorneys continue to monitor and provide updates regarding the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Under the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, OCR has made a determined effort to...
Jan 25, 2021 | HIPAA
On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced its new Notification of Enforcement Discretion. Under the Notification, OCR will not impose penalties for HIPAA rule violations related to the good faith...
Jan 19, 2021 | HIPAA
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced its Right of Access Initiative and promised to “vigorously enforce” patients’ right to access their medical records. Under this initiative, OCR investigated and...
Dec 29, 2020 | HIPAA
CG attorneys have discussed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) focus on patient access to records in its “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative.” Under this initiative, OCR settled numerous actions involving medical...
