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HHS Announces New OCR Director
June 5, 2025
Paula Stannard has been named as the department’s chief officer and adviser to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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OCR settles with Holy Redeemer regarding an alleged HIPAA violation of impermissible disclosure of a patient’s health records.
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$240,000 Penalty Against CA-Based Providence Medical Institute
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UAB Postcard Discloses Patient Information
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Feb. 21, 2023
According to a Feb. 17 press release, the HHS Office for Civil Rights released two reports to Congress for 2021 to help regulated entities comply with HIPAA Privacy, Security,...
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Feb. 6, 2023
Arizona-based health system pays $1.25 million in regard to 2016 hacking incident that affected 2.8 million people
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Dec. 2, 2022
The Office for Civil Rights at HHS issued a bulletin on Dec. 1 addressing tracking technologies, like Google Analytics or Meta Pixel, that may violate HIPPA Rules
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July 21, 2022
The HHS Office for Civil Rights created the initiative to support individuals' right to get timely access to their health records at a reasonable cost under the HIPAA Privacy ...
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June 13, 2022
HHS, through its Office for Civil Rights, issued guidance on June 13 on how covered healthcare provider and health plans can provide audio-only services applicable to HIPAA