Lessons From a Major Settlement Over PHI Disposal

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a major settlement with a non-profit covered entity (CE) resolving allegations of violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule for allegedly failing to appropriately and reasonably safeguard protected health information.

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Smile, You Are On Candid Camera

While the doctor is busy treating patients, the patients may be busy documenting the doctor on camera. In this day and age when virtually every cell phone and tablet contains a video or photo camera, it is simpler than one might think.

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