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Alert from OCR: Individual Posing as OCR Investigator

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Dissent

From OCR, this alert:

It has come to OCR’s attention that an individual posing as an OCR Investigator has contacted HIPAA covered entities in an attempt to obtain protected health information (PHI).  The individual identifies themselves on the telephone as an OCR investigator, but does not provide an OCR complaint transaction number or any other verifiable information relating to an OCR investigation.

HIPAA covered entities and business associates should alert their workforce members, and can take action to verify that someone is an OCR investigator by asking for the investigator’s email address, which will end in @hhs.gov, and asking for a confirming email from the OCR investigator’s hhs.gov email address.  If organizations have additional questions or concerns, please send an email to: [email protected].

Suspected incidents of individuals posing as federal law enforcement should be reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  The FBI issued a public service announcement about COVID-19 fraud schemes at:

https://www.ic3.gov/media/2020/200320.aspx.

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2 thoughts on “Alert from OCR: Individual Posing as OCR Investigator”

  1. Riley says:
    April 3, 2020 at 9:09 pm

    Should have spelled out OCR on first use. Presumably “Office of Civil Rights”?

    1. Dissent says:
      April 4, 2020 at 1:18 pm

      Yes. I figure by now my readers know that as it’s appeared in more than 850 posts , but there are always new people, so…you’re right.

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