Provider penalized $4.3 million for HIPAA violations
February 23rd, 2011
The HHS Office of Civil Rights has imposed a Civil Money Penalty of $4.3 million on Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, Maryland, for violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule. This is the first time OCR has imposed a money penalty for violations of the Privacy Rule by a covered entity.
Cignet is accused of denying 41 patients access to their medical records, and of refusing to produce the records even upon demand by OCR during its investigation. HIPAA requires that patients’ medical records be produced within 30 days (and no later than 60 days) of the patient’s request.
The full press release can be read here.
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