The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) took action against a Florida orthopedic practice that it claims unlawfully canceled a patient’s surgery because of the person’s positive HIV status and then ...

Florida-based Korunda Medical must pay $85,000 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for failing to give a patient timely access to medical records.

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OCR's enforcement actions include some substantial monetary penalties for the following healthcare providers and compelled them to furnish patients with timely copies of their health records: Peoria ...