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The federal government said Tuesday it has fined Cignet Health of Prince George's County, Md., $4.3 million for violating 41 patients' privacy rights by denying them access to their medical records.
The Department of Health and Human Services said it was the first time it imposed a fine for violations of the privacy rule of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The department's Office for Civil Rights found that Cignet violated the patients' rights after they requested access to their medical records between September 2008 and October 2009. The 41 patients filed individual complaints with the civil rights office, according to an HHS statement.
Maryland medical service fined $4.3M on privacy - Bloomberg
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