Cincinnati-based Advanced Spine & Pain Management was among five providers that recently agreed to pay a settlement and begin a corrective action plan for potential HIPAA violations.
The practice, founded by Mukarram Khan, DO, agreed to take actions that include two years of monitoring and paid the Office of Civil Rights $32,150 to settle a potential violation of Health and Human Services' HIPAA Right of Access Rule, which provides patients with the right to see and receive copies, upon request, of their health records quickly and at a reasonable cost.
Twenty-five providers have undergone corrective actions for potential violations of the HIPAA initiative since its launch in September 2019.
"Timely access to your health records is a powerful tool in staying healthy, patient privacy and it is your right under law," Office of Civil Rights Director Lisa Pino said in a Nov. 30 news release. "OCR will continue its enforcement actions by holding covered entities responsible for their HIPAA compliance and pursue civil money penalties for violations that are not addressed."