Mar 4, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Government Investigations, Health Care
On February 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced the resolution of three complaints alleging that MedStar Health Hospitals (“MedStar”) refused disabled patients access to support persons. According to HHS Office of Civil Rights...
Nov 26, 2019 | Cyber Law, HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) imposed civil monetary penalties (CMP) of $3 million and $1.6 million for HIPAA violations in the first half of November. $3 million CMP: Failure to Encrypt Devices In 2010, the University of...
