The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on October 23, 2019 that Jackson Health System (Jackson), a not-for-profit hospital system comprised of six hospitals, urgent care centers, nursing facilities, and primary care and specialty services based in Miami, Florida, has waived its right to a hearing and did not contest the findings set forth in the OCR’s Notice of Proposed Determination (NPD), and has agreed to pay the full civil monetary penalty assessed by OCR. This unusual step means that Jackson will pay the full fine of $2.15 million.

According to the OCR, Jackson notified the OCR in 2013 that paper records of 256 patients’ personal health information (PHI) located in three boxes were lost in 2012. It thereafter reported in 2016 that the loss was actually 1,436 patient records.Continue Reading Jackson Health System Fined by OCR