Ogden, Utah — The Office for Civil Rights announced March 3 that it had reached a settlement with Dr. Steven A. Porter’s medical practice to settle a potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act security rule.
The OCR began investigating when Dr. Porter’s practice filed a breach report with the OCR related to a dispute with a business associate. During the investigation, the OCR found that Dr. Porter had failed to conduct a risk analysis or create a risk management plan, both HIPAA requirements.
In addition to the settlement, Dr. Porter will undertake a corrective action plan and be monitored for two years.
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