Optum Medical Care Resolves Several HIPAA Complaints with OCR Regarding Patient Record Access

This agreement signifies the 46th enforcement action in the OCR Right of Access Initiative. On December 15, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), recently settled with Optum Medical Care of New Jersey (formerly Riverside Medical Group and Riverside Pediatric Group). This medical group, serving patients in New Jersey and Southern Connecticut, faced multiple complaints alleging potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule's Right of Access provision. According to the settlement, Optum failed to provide individuals or their representatives timely access to their health information as required by [...]