Settlement Marks OCR’s 12th Enforcement Action in OCR’s Risk Analysis Initiative
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with MMG Fusion, LLC (MMG), a Maryland software company, concerning potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. MMG is a business associate as it receives protected health information (PHI) from HIPAA covered entities and its software is used to communicate directly with patients of covered entities.
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