OCR Marks 46th HIPAA Right of Access Settlement

Today, OCR settled its 46th case in a series of enforcement actions under its right of access initiative.  This time, the settlement was with Optum Medical Care of New Jersey, a multi-specialty physician group in New Jersey and Connecticut.  

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Optum will implement a corrective action plan and pay OCR $160,000 to resolve six complaints that it failed to respond to patients' requests for medical records in a timely manner.