Alleged HIPAA Privacy Violations at the Center of a Recent Physician Group Settlement with HHS
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
A small physician group has reached a settlement with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) over alleged Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) violations. The settlement was reached on April 17, 2012 and requires Phoenix Cardiac Surgery (PCS) to pay OCR $100,000 and enter into a one-year corrective action plan (CAP).
The Resolution Agreement and Corrective Action Plan can be viewed here.
HIPAA Complaint Against PCS Stemmed from Internet Calendar Postings
OCR’s investigation of PCS was launched in 2009 after a […]