A new post over on Covington’s eHealth blog discusses a recent enforcement action taken by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) against Catholic Health Care Services, a business associate under HIPAA, arising out of a stolen iPhone. This recent enforcement
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OCR Steps Up HIPAA Enforcement Following Breaches of Protected Health Information
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been busy. In addition to its recent efforts to begin audits of covered entities and business associates, OCR has announced a slew of enforcement actions against covered entities for alleged HIPAA violations.
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HIPAA Settlement Follows Unsecured Paper Records Disposal
A small Denver pharmacy agreed to a $125,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after HHS alleged that the pharmacy failed to dispose of paper records that contained patient information in accordance with HIPAA.
According to the Resolution Agreement, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) received a report from a local news station that the pharmacy disposed of paper records with protected health information (PHI) in a dumpster that was accessible to the public. The Resolution Agreement also alleges that the pharmacy failed to implement written policies and procedures to comply with HIPAA, nor did the pharmacy train its workforce as to proper HIPAA protocols and procedures for handling of PHI.
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