HHS enforces patients' right to access medical records
By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/21
Compliance Today (January 2021) - The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has been vigorously enforcing patients’ right to access their medical records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). According to an October 9 notice, the OCR has settled nine such investigations in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative....
By: Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)