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...

OCR’s Right of Access Initiative: OCR Announces More Settlements

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...

HIPAA Right of Access Initiative: OCR Announces Two More Settlements

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...