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OCR To Devote Greater Resources To HIPAA Breaches Affecting Fewer Than 500 Individuals

Christine Bulgozdi Associate Editor Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2018   The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced in August that they would be focusing more efforts on investigating breaches of Protected Health Information (PHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals.  Currently, regional offices investigate all breaches affecting more than 500 individuals, but only …
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