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12 March 2018

Bankrupt Document Storage Business Settles With OCR For HIPAA Violations

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On February 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") settled alleged HIPAA violations with a company that provided document storage...
United States Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

On February 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") settled alleged HIPAA violations with a company that provided document storage and other services for health care companies. OCR's lengthy investigation began when numerous medical records—constituting unsecured protected health information—were left by company personnel at a recycling facility without any security measures or other precautions. Despite no longer being in business, the company settled with OCR for $100,000 to cover the cost of properly and securely disposing of remaining unsecured medical records in its possession.

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