HIPAA Enforcement Action: Dr. U. Phillip Igbinadolor, D.M.D. & Associates, P.A. (UPI)

From the HHS web site: “Dr. U. Phillip Igbinadolor, D.M.D. & Associates, P.A. (UPI), a dental practice with offices in Charlotte and Monroe, North Carolina, impermissibly disclosed a patient’s PHI on a webpage in response to a negative online review.  UPI did not respond to OCR’s data request, did not respond or object to an administrative subpoena, and waived its rights to a hearing by not contesting the findings in OCR’s Notice of Proposed Determination.  OCR imposed a $50,000 civil money penalty.”

NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION