UnitedHealthcare Fined $80K for 6-Month Records Access Delay

HHS Settlement Is Agency's 45th HIPAA 'Right of Access' Enforcement Action
Four years ago, federal regulators started sending a message to healthcare entities about the need to give patients timely access to their health records. Insurer UnitedHealthcare, the 45th firm penalized for potential "right to access" violations, agreed to an $80,000 fine and corrective action.

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