Additionally, this new format includes brief summaries of the breach cases that OCR has investigated and closed, as well as the names of private practice providers who have reported breaches of unsecured protected health information to the Secretary.
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As required by section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, the Secretary must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals. These breaches are now posted in a new, more accessible format that allows users to search and sort the posted breaches.
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Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Affinity Health Plan, Inc. will settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules for $1,215,780.
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File a Security Rule Violation Complaint. If you believe that a covered entity violated your (or someone else's) health information privacy rights or committed another violation of the Privacy or Security Rule, you may file a complaint with OCR. OCR can investigate complaints against covered entities and their business associates.
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The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination.
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If you need help filing a civil rights or health information privacy complaint, please email OCR at OCRMail@hhs.gov or call 1-800-368-1019. We provide alternative formats (such as Braille and large print), auxiliary aids and services (such as a relay service), and language assistance.
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https://oig.hhs.gov. The mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), as mandated by Public Law 95 -452, as amended, is. to protect the integrity of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, as well as the. health and welfare of beneficiaries served by thosprograms. This statutory mission is carried out e. through a nationwide network of audits, investigations, and inspections conducted by the following.
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Federal Health Care Provider Conscience Protections. If you believe your rights under the federal health care conscience provider protection statutes have been violated, you may file a complaint with OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. If you believe that a covered entity violated your (or someone else's) health information privacy rights or committed another violation of the Privacy or Security Rule, you may file a complaint with OCR.
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Through prevention and elimination of unlawful discrimination, the Office for Civil Rights helps HHS carry out its overall mission of improving the health and well-being of all people affected by its many programs.
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Health and Human Services "Office Civil Rights" rights promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination.  