Posts Tagged ‘breach’

Private Practice sanctioned for providing summary records

Private Practice Revises Process to Provide Access to Records Covered Entity: Private Practices Issue: Access A private practice failed to honor an individual’s request for a complete copy of her […]

Private Practice must Provide Access to Records Regardless of Payment Source

Private Practice Revises Process to Provide Access to Records Regardless of Payment Source Covered Entity: Private Practices Issue: Access At the direction of an insurance company that had requested an […]

Hospital revises Subpeona response procedures

Public Hospital Corrects Impermissible Disclosure of PHI in Response to a Subpoena Covered Entity: General Hospital Issue: Impermissible Uses and Disclosures A public hospital, in response to a subpoena (not […]

Private Practice must Provide Access to All Records, Regardless of Source

Private Practice Provides Access to All Records, Regardless of Source Covered Entity: Private Practice Issue: Access A private practice denied an individual access to his records on the basis that […]

State Hospital Sanctions Employees for Disclosing Patient's PHI

State Hospital Sanctions Employees for Disclosing Patient’s PHI Covered Entity: Health Care Provider / General Hospital Issue: Impermissible Disclosure A nurse and an orderly at a state hospital discussed the […]

Dentist required to change records storage and office layout

Dentist Revises Process to Safeguard Medical Alert PHI Covered Entity: Health Care Provider Issue: Safeguards, Minimum Necessary An OCR investigation confirmed allegations that a dental practice flagged some of its […]

Physician required to update Faxing Procedures to Safeguard PHI

Physician Revises Faxing Procedures to Safeguard PHI Covered Entity: Health Care Provider Issue: Safeguards A doctor’s office disclosed a patient’s HIV status when the office mistakenly faxed medical records to […]

Large Health System required to Restricts Provider's Use of Patient Records, Nurse sanctioned

Large Health System Restricts Provider’s Use of Patient Records Covered Entity: Multi-Hospital Healthcare Provider Issue: Impermissible Use A nurse practitioner who has privileges at a multi-hospital health care system and […]

Private Practice must Provide Medical Records Despite an Outstanding Balance

Private Practice Revises Access Procedure to Provide Access Despite an Outstanding Balance Covered Entity: Private Practice Issue: Access A complainant alleged that a private practice physician denied her access to […]

Hospital Revises Email Distribution as a Result of a Disclosure to Persons Without a "Need to Know"

Hospital Revises Email Distribution as a Result of a Disclosure to Persons Without a “Need to Know” Covered Entity: General Hospital Issue: Impermissible Use and Disclosure A complainant, who was […]