2021 HIPAA Enforcement Update – OCR Focus on Rights of Access Continues
By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/21
From January 2021 through April 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced six settlement agreements to resolve allegations of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations. Five of these settlements were in relation to OCR’s HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. One settlement thus far in 2021 centers around risks resulting from cybersecurity incidents and improper internal processes....
By: Locke Lord LLP