Advisory Alert: Another Medical Record Disposal HIPAA Settlement

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") recently announced a new settlement with a small pharmacy, Cornell Prescription Pharmacy ("Cornell"). OCR alleged that Cornell was disposing of documents containing protected health information in unlocked, open dumpsters. This incident came to OCR’s attention after a local news organization reported finding patient records in unsecured containers (the news report is available here). The settlement resulted in a $125,000 resolution amount and a two-year corrective action plan. Continue reading here.