On September 20, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it reached settlement with several medical centers after they allegedly compromised patients’ protected health information (PHI) by inviting film crews on premises to film an ABC’s television documentary series, without first obtaining authorization from patients.
According to the settlements, to resolve potential HIPAA violations, the entities will pay around $1 million in fines and train their workforce on disclosure procedure for films and media.
More information is available at https://www.hhs.gov…
For more information on this and for advice on privacy implementation, contact Francesca Giannoni-Crystal.
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