New York City hospital will pay $2.2 million settlement for allowing patients to be filmed without permission

New York Presbyterian Hospital will pay a $2.2 million fine for egregiously disclosing two patients’ protected health information to film crews during the filming of the ABC series “NY Med.” The hospital’s actions violate HIPAA rules, which prohibit the disclosure of personal medical information, including images.The OCR also found that the hospital failed to protect private health information by allowing ABC film crews basically unrestricted access to its health care facility.