HIPAA:
OCR Settles First 'Right to Access' Case
Published on Wed Sep 25, 2019
Practices should anticipate more enforcement on this issue. The feds have initiated many pro-patient programs in the last year, including policy proposals that support hefty penalties for information blocking. A first-of-its-kind case suggests that organizations should put patients’ rights first — and align their protocols accordingly. Background: On Sept. 9, Bayfront Health-St. Petersburg (Bayfront) agreed to pay the HHS Office [...]