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Justice Department closes investigation into John Bolton and drops lawsuit over book on Trump By Clare Hymes June 16, 2021 / 7:31 PM / CBS News The Justice Department has closed its investigation and dropped its pending lawsuit against John Bolton over the claims that the publication of his tell-all book about his time as President Trump's national security adviser disclosed classified information. The lawsuit was brought under Attorney General Bill Barr's Justice Department, which sued Bolton for the profits he made from the bestselling book, which painted an ...

The Complaint HHS OCR says that in June 2019, it received a complaint alleging that Sharp failed to take timely action in response to a patient's records access request directing that an electronic copy of protected health information in an electronic health record be sent to a third party. OCR says it provided Sharp with technical assistance on the HIPAA right of access requirements. But in August 2019, OCR received a second complaint alleging that Sharp still had not responded to the patient's records access request. OCR initiated an investigation, and Sharp eventually provided access to ...

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has been vigorously enforcing patients’ right to access their medical records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). [1] According to an October 9 notice, the OCR has settled nine such investigations in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. [2] In a blog post [3] put together by Waller law firm professionals, the initiative is discussed alongside other rules affecting an individual’s right to access their records, specifically the 21 st Century Cures Act’s interopera...