Cancer Care Group Settlement Landing Page
This is a landing page for a $750,000 settlement between OCR and Cancer Care Group, P.C. to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. The resolution agreement also includes a corrective action plan (CAP).
Final
Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
$750,000 HIPAA settlement emphasizes the importance of risk analysis and device and media control policies
Cancer Care Group, P.C. has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Cancer Care has paid $750,000 and will adopt a corrective action plan to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program.
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