Today, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced three more HIPAA Right of Access enforcement resolutions – all against dentists. And the story is largely the same: patients requested records and did not timely or properly receive those records. In one instance, the dental practice significantly overcharged for records. […]
Category Archives: Health Privacy
Healthcare providers carry a heavy load and it just got heavier. In the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade and the prohibition and criminalization of abortion in some states, healthcare providers are now burdened with being more vigilant than ever in defending patients’ privacy rights. This is true in all states, even where […]