Pulse December 6, 2021
The ongoing enforcement effort from the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) around the HIPAA right of access continues to run in full swing. The continuous enforcement actions reflect a number of different issues. One, organizations are still not appropriately responding to requests or implementing appropriate policies for responding. Two, OCR understands the reality of non-compliance and is attempting to drive better action on respecting rights under the regulations. Three, a murky situation is not clearing up despite heightened attention to the right of access.
The Latest Settlements
After a bit of a break (from early September to the end of November), OCR resolved five more instances of organizations not timely responding to or meeting the right of access contained...
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