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OCR Announces Fine for Lack of BAA and Failure to Terminate Former Employee’s Access to PHI

[12/14/18]

Posted on December 14, 2018 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

On December 11, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that a critical access hospital in Colorado (the “Hospital”) will settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) by paying a civil penalty of $111,400 and adopting a corrective action... READ MORE

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