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The United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently imposed a civil monetary penalty of just over $4.3 million against Cignet Health of Prince George’s County in Maryland. Forty-one patients had filed complaints with OCR after being denied access to their medical records by Cignet Health. OCR investigated the matter and determined that Cignet Health had indeed violated the patients’ rights by denying them access to their medical records. The penalty for these violations was $1.3 million.
Civil Monetary Penalty Imposed for HIPAA Violation
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