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New OCR Enforcement Discretion Related to Use of Web-Based Scheduling Applications for COVID-19 Vaccination Scheduling

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...

OCR’s Right of Access Initiative Continues Strong in 2021 with $200K Settlement

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...

OCR Enforcement Actions Continue Under HIPAA Right of Access Initiative with Thirteenth Settlement

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...

And Another One: Eleventh Settlement as HHS Continues to Prioritize HIPAA Right of Access Enforcement Against Large and Small Covered Entities

Nov 16, 2020 | HIPAA

The HIPAA Privacy Rule generally requires covered entities to provide individuals access to their “designated record sets” maintained by or for the covered entity, as defined by 45 C.F.R. § 164.501. There are specific requirements to comply with the HIPAA Privacy...

HHS Levies $25,000 Fine in Tenth HIPAA Right of Access Enforcement Action

Nov 11, 2020 | HIPAA

Over the past year, CG attorneys have alerted readers about the focus of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on patient access to records in its “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative.” Under this initiative, OCR announced at...

HHS-OCR Issues Fraud Alert

Aug 11, 2020 | Cyber Law, HIPAA

The HHS Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), which is charged with implementing and overseeing HIPAA, recently alerted providers of a potential scam being perpetrated by postcards falsely purporting to be from OCR. These postcards were directed to the attention of the...

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