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Repeat violators of medical privacy laws often go unpunished

Consumer Corner December 30, 2015 NPR 0

CVS is among hundreds of health providers nationwide that repeatedly violated the federal patient privacy law known as HIPAA, yet the agency tasked with...

CVS is among hundreds of health providers nationwide that repeatedly violated the federal patient privacy law known as HIPAA, yet the agency tasked with enforcing the law took no punitive action.


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