Dr. Linda L. Shen, the owner and operator of Shen Smiles, a Pennsylvania dental practice, has agreed to pay a financial penalty of $140,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to resolve alleged HIPAA Privacy Rule violations.
Shen Smiles Pays $140,000 to Resolve HIPAA Privacy Rule Violations
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