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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently released updated guidance in its October 2023 Cybersecurity Newsletter emphasizing the importance of sanction policies in maintaining HIPAA compliance. This guidance builds upon a threat brief previously issued in August 2022 by HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (“HC3”).... READ MORE

On September 20, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced its resolution of three separate investigations against covered entity dental providers for violations of the individual’s right of access under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). This announcement follows the... READ MORE

On November 7, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that a Texas state agency (“State Agency”) will pay a penalty of $1,600,000 for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule and Security Rule. According to the Notice of... READ MORE