Snooping on Medical Records by Hospital Security Guards Leads to $240,000 HIPAA Settlement
Washington’s Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital resolves violation affecting 419 people Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced an agreement with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, a non-profit community hospital located in Yakima, Washington, resolving an investigation under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). OCR … Read more