Case Examples Organized by Covered Entity

Topics on this page:

• General Hospitals
• Health Care Providers
• Health Plans / HMOs
• Outpatient Facilities
• Pharmacies
• Private Practices
• Mental Health Centers

General Hospitals

• Hospital Implements New Policies for Telephone Messages
• Hospital Issues Guidelines Regarding Disclosures to Avert Threats to Health or Safety
• Large Provider Revises Process to Prevent Unauthorized Disclosures to Employers
• Public Hospital Corrects Impermissible Disclosure of Protected Health Information in Response to a Subpoena
• 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

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Health Care Providers

Health Plans / HMOs

• HMO Revises Process to Obtain Valid Authorizations
• Large Medicaid Plan Corrects Vulnerability that Had Resulted in Wrongful Disclosure
• Health Plan Corrects Computer Flaw that Caused Mailing of EOBs to Wrong Persons
• Health Plan Corrects Impermissible Disclosure of Protected Health Information

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Outpatient Facilities

• Mental Health Center Corrects Process for Providing Notice of Privacy Practices
• Outpatient Surgical Facility Corrects Privacy Procedure in Research Recruitment
• Clinic Sanctions Supervisor for Accessing Employee Medical Record

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Pharmacies

• Pharmacy Chain Enters into Business Associate Agreement
• Pharmacy Chain Institutes New Safeguards for Protected Health Information
• Pharmacy Chain Changes Process for Disclosures to Law Enforcement
• National Pharmacy Chain Extends Protections for Protected Health Information

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Private Practices

• Entity Rescinds Improper Billing for Medical Record Copies
• Private Practice Implements Safeguards
• 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 Ceases Conditioning of Compliance with the Privacy Rule
• Private Practice Revises Access Procedure
• Private Practice Revises Policies and Procedures Addressing Activities Preparatory to Research

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Mental Health Centers

• Mental Health Center Provides Access after Denial
• Mental Health Center Provides Access and Revises Policies and Procedures

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