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Compliance and Enforcement

Case Examples Organized By Issue

Topics on this page:

• Access
• Authorizations
• Impermissible Uses and Disclosures
• Safeguards

Access

• Private Practice Revises Process to Provide Access to Records



• Private Practice Revises Process to Provide Access to Records



• Private Practice Revises Access Policy

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Authorizations

• Large Provider Revises Process to Prevent Unauthorized Disclosures to Employers

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Impermissible Uses and Disclosures

• Pharmacy Chain Changes Process for Disclosures to Law Enforcement



• Large Medicaid Plan Corrects Vulnerability that Had Resulted in Wrongful Disclosure



• National Pharmacy Chain Extends Protections for Protected Health Information



• Health Plan Corrects Impermissible Disclosure of Protected Health Information



• Large Provider Revises Process to Prevent Unauthorized Disclosures to Employers



• Public Hospital Corrects Impermissible Disclosure of Protected Health Information in Response to a Subpoena



• Outpatient Surgical Facility Corrects Privacy Procedure in Research Recruitment



• Clinic Sanctions Supervisor for Accessing Employee Medical Record



• Large Provider Revises Patient Contact Process



• Large Health Care Provider Restricts Use of Patient Records

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Safeguards

• Pharmacy Chain Institutes New Safeguards for Protected Health Information



• Large Medicaid Plan Corrects Vulnerability that Had Resulted in Wrongful Disclosure



• Health Plan Corrects Computer Flaw that Caused Mailing of EOBs to Wrong Persons



• National Pharmacy Chain Extends Protections for Protected Health Information

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Last revised: May 20, 2008

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