Pulse June 20, 2023
Snooping into medical records is a long established privacy concern. It is one of the classic examples of how a data breach can occur because it trades on an individual’s natural curiosity that must be contained. Despite snooping being a widely known concern, it still occurs. In fact, it forms the basis for the most recent settlement of an alleged HIPAA violation by the Office for Civil Rights.
The Settlement
The HIPAA settlement announced on June 15, 2023 addressed snooping into medical records by security guards. The settlement announced by OCR was with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital (“Yakima”) located in Washington. OCR received a complaint on February 28, 2018 and commenced an investigation on May 18, 2018. The somewhat dated...
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