Final
Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Issue Date: July 09, 1905
Case Examples Organized by Issue
Topics on this page:
- Access
- Authorizations
- Business Associates
- Conditioning Compliance with the Privacy Rule
- Confidential Communications
- Disclosures to Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety
- Impermissible Uses and Disclosures
- Minimum Necessary
- Notice
- Restrictions
- 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
- Private Practice Revises Access Procedure
- Mental Health Center Provides Access after Denial
- Mental Health Center Provides Access and Revises Policies and Procedures
Authorizations
- Large Provider Revises Process to Prevent Unauthorized Disclosures to Employers
- HMO Revises Process to Obtain Valid Authorizations
- Mental Health Center Provides Access after Denial
Business Associates
Conditioning Compliance with the Privacy Rule
Confidential Communications
- Hospital Implements New Policies for Telephone Messages
- Large Provider Revises Patient Contact Process
Disclosures to Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety
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
- Hospital Revises Email Distribution as a Result of an Impermissible Disclosure
- Private Practice Revises Policies and Procedures Addressing Activities Preparatory to Research
Minimum Necessary
Notice
Restrictions
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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