HHS Office for Civil Rights 2022 Enforcement Actions

Date

Entity Name

Payment Amount

Allegation of Wrong-Doing

3/28/22

Donald Brockley, DMD

$30,000

Right-of-access violation

3/28/22

U. Phillip Igbinadolor, DMD

$50,000

Impermissible disclosure in response

to review on social media

3/28/22

Jacob and Associates

$28,000

Right-of-access violation

3/28/22

Northcutt Dental-Fairhope

$65,000

Impermissible disclosure related to sending

state senate campaign emails to patients

7/14/22

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services

$875,000

Hacking led to impermissible disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for 279,865 individuals

8/15/22

ACM Podiatry

$100,000

Right-of-access violation

8/15/22

Associated Retina Specialists

$22,500

Right-of-access violation

8/15/22

Lawrence Bell, DDS

$5,000

Right-of-access violation

8/15/22

Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat

$20,000

Right-of-access violation

8/15/22

Danbury Psychiatric Consultants

$3,500

Right-of-access violation

8/15/22

Erie County Medical Center

$50,000

Right-of-access violation

8/15/22

Fallbrook Family Health Center

$30,000

Right-of-access violation

8/15/22

Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation

$55,000

Right-of-access violation

8/15/22

Melrose Wakefield Healthcare

$55,000

Right-of-access violation

8/15/22

Memorial Hermann Health System

$240,000

Right-of-access violation

8/15/22

Southwest Surgical Associates

$65,000

Right-of-access violation

8/23/22

New England Dermatology and Laser Center

$300,640

Improper disposal/impermissible disclosure of PHI due to specimen cups with PHI discarded in dumpster

9/20/22

Family Dental Care

$30,000

Right-of-access violation

9/20/22

Great Expressions Dental Center of Georgia

$80,000

Right-of-access violation

9/20/22

B. Steven L. Hardy, DDS

$25,000

Right-of-access violation

12/14/22

New Vision Dental

$23,000

Impermissible disclosures in response to online reviews

12/15/22

Health Specialists of Central Florida

$20,000

Right-of-access violation

Total

$2,172,640

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